New Rockstars keeps ownership and 70% of net ads in a non-exclusive Disctopia deal
Disctopia said on October 21 that the film and TV commentary studio has begun streaming its podcast and video catalogue non-exclusively, keeping ownership and 70% of net pre-roll ad revenue with monthly payouts.
Disctopia announced on October 21 that New Rockstars, the film and television commentary studio, has begun streaming its podcast and video catalogue on the platform under a non-exclusive agreement. The studio keeps ownership of its work, keeps publishing through its existing outlets, and receives 70% of net pre-roll advertising revenue earned on Disctopia, with monthly reporting and payouts.
The catch sits inside one word: net. Disctopia serves the pre-roll ads and calculates the share from net advertising revenue, but the announcement does not define the deductions taken before that net figure, nor the price or volume of ads sold against the catalogue. A 70% share of an undisclosed base is a clear percentage with an unclear payout until the first monthly report lands.
What is disclosed matters beyond one studio. Disctopia said the same structure — ownership kept, existing distribution kept, majority earnings — is also available to creators publishing a first episode, though it published no standard percentage for every creator. New Rockstars general manager Zach Huddleston said the studio wants its work to ‘find people where they are.’
From the crate: Disctopia, a published split is a good start — publish what comes out before ‘net,’ too, so creators can check the maths on every monthly payout.
Source: Quasa · October 24, 2026. Summarised by Vera Ríos for the Pangea+ desk, in our own words — a pen name; the numbers aren't.