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A television remote control, representing the growing monthly cost of streaming subscriptions.

Why Streaming Prices Keep Rising Even as Services Add Subscribers

Netflix raised prices for the second time in just over a year in March 2026, days after walking away from an $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery bid. It's part of a wider pattern across every major streamer.

Culture  · 12 Jul 2026, 11:02  · Maya Calder
Social media apps including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube on a smartphone screen.

UK Under-16 Social Media Ban Could Cut £1.3bn From Digital Ads

Britain's under-16 social media ban has a price for advertisers: eMarketer trimmed its 2027 UK digital ad forecast by £1.3bn. The question is where the money goes.

Business  · 17 Jun 2026, 13:21  · Priya Raman