New Rockstars starts streaming on Disctopia in revenue-share pilot

New Rockstars has begun streaming its catalogue on Disctopia, a creator-first platform, under a non-exclusive deal that keeps the studio’s ownership and existing distribution intact. The pilot gives Disctopia pre-roll ad inventory on the catalogue and sends 70% of net ad revenue back to New Rockstars, with monthly reporting and payouts.

Why it matters: - The deal tests a creator-economy model built around ownership, distribution flexibility, and shared ad revenue instead of exclusivity. - New Rockstars keeps its catalogue on the platforms where it already publishes while adding another outlet for fans to find its work. - Public revenue terms are unusual in creator distribution deals, which are typically confidential.

What happened: - New Rockstars began streaming its catalogue on Disctopia, a creator-first streaming and distribution platform. - The agreement is non-exclusive. - New Rockstars retains full ownership of its work and continues publishing on other platforms. - Disctopia serves pre-roll advertising against the catalogue. - Disctopia returns 70% of net advertising revenue to New Rockstars. - Disctopia provides monthly reporting and payouts. - Both companies agreed to disclose the revenue split publicly.

The details: - New Rockstars is known for frame-by-frame film and television analysis. - The studio publishes breakdowns and theories covering Marvel, Star Wars and other film and television franchises. - The catalogue on Disctopia includes both podcast and video programming. - Disctopia has carried video alongside audio since 2022. - New Rockstars’ catalogue is available at the New Rockstars collection on Disctopia. - Disctopia describes itself as a creator-first streaming and distribution platform for independent creators, media companies and brands. - Disctopia’s platform combines hosting, distribution, monetization, analytics and audience engagement tools in one dashboard. - Disctopia has supported video podcasts since 2022.

Between the lines: - The deal reflects how creators are trying to add distribution homes without forcing audiences to move. - The partnership also shows how the line between podcast, video and broader digital content has become less rigid. - Disctopia is using the announcement to position itself as infrastructure for creator media rather than just another hosting service.

What’s next: - Disctopia will continue monetizing the New Rockstars catalogue through pre-roll ads. - New Rockstars will keep distributing content across its existing channels while using Disctopia as an additional revenue stream. - The public revenue split could set a reference point for future creator distribution deals.

The bottom line: - The partnership is a small but clear experiment in non-exclusive creator distribution, with ownership preserved and ad revenue shared on public terms.