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Scotland: STV halts entertainment development amid £3 million cost-cutting push 26 SEP 2025

Corporate Moves

Scotland: STV halts entertainment development amid £3 million cost-cutting push

While STV Studios grew 13% to £42.2m in H1 2025, unscripted commissioning delays and a 10% drop in advertising revenue to £45.6m force strategic cuts and restructuring.
Netflix’s Ad-Supported tier becomes a key growth driver as subscriber base triples in two years 19 SEP 2025

Markets

Netflix’s Ad-Supported tier becomes a key growth driver as subscriber base triples in two years

According to Hub’s Q2 2025 TV Churn Tracker, 42% of Netflix subscribers now choose the Standard With Ads plan, up from just 14% in 2023, with the model proving especially successful among older, cost-conscious viewers.
USA: Streaming bundles drive loyalty as consumers hit spending limits 13 AUG 2025

Markets

USA: Streaming bundles drive loyalty as consumers hit spending limits

Hub Entertainment Research’s 2025 “Monetizing Video” study finds the average U.S. household spends $83 a month on TV services, with 42% of bundle subscribers more likely to stay, while low price, binge access, and live sports remain key value drivers.
Global streamers reduced scripted commissions in 2025 12 AUG 2025

Trends

Global streamers reduced scripted commissions in 2025

The number of scripted TV originals ordered for production by the top six global streamers in the first half of 2025 fell by 24% year-on-year, down from 318 first-run and renewed titles, to just 242.
Production in Hollywood plunges to historic lows as nearly half of U.S. projects move abroad 5 AUG 2025

Markets

Production in Hollywood plunges to historic lows as nearly half of U.S. projects move abroad

In Q1 2025, only 24 of 87 U.S. scripted projects filmed partly in Los Angeles, while U.S.-produced series premieres fell 27% year over year and 42% versus 2022, according to Luminate.