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Analyst questions (verbatim)

• Q

  What is the main driver of FX neutral revenue growth slowing from 12% year over year in 2Q to 11% year over year as the guidance for the third quarter suggests?

• Q

  ...wing hours per member have softened. Can you help investors understand what internal metrics provide confidence and how these translate into lower churn, pricing power, higher ads monetization, etcetera? At what point would slow growth in total viewing hours become a concern?

• Q

  Amortization for content growth is accelerating in 2026. How is the slate performing, and what metrics are we watching to see how this growth in content drives increased member value? How do we think about the expense acceleration converting into revenue acceleration?

• Q

  ...of series is dropping and therefore affecting engagement growth. How would you address this? Are you going to revert to releasing one episode at a time, or making longer seasons with more episodes, or managing the production process so that there is less time between seasons?

• Q

  ...rter, you shared that the World Baseball Classic was a significant driver of sign-ups in Japan. What have you observed with respect to the retention and engagement of these members since then? How has this influenced your perspective on the value of regional live programming?

Adjacent management responses (verbatim)

• AWhat is the main driver of FX neutral revenue growth slowing from 12% year over year in 2Q to 11% year over year as the guidance for the third quarter suggests?：Yeah. Sure. Sure.^[6]
• A...wing hours per member have softened. Can you help investors understand what internal metrics provide confidence and how these translate into lower churn, pricing power, higher ads monetization, etcetera? At what point would slow growth in total viewing hours become a concern?：I will take this one and do it a bit since I know that there is plenty of interest in this topic. I will start by saying there is not a linear relationship between view hours and revenue and profit, because all hours are not created equal.^[6]
• AAmortization for content growth is accelerating in 2026. How is the slate performing, and what metrics are we watching to see how this growth in content drives increased member value? How do we think about the expense acceleration converting into revenue acceleration?：I am going to take that, Steve. Look, I think when it comes to programming spend, there are three really important takeaways.^[6]
• A...of series is dropping and therefore affecting engagement growth. How would you address this? Are you going to revert to releasing one episode at a time, or making longer seasons with more episodes, or managing the production process so that there is less time between seasons?：Yeah. Thanks for asking, David. I really appreciate the question because in aggregate, we are not seeing any material change in our second-season viewing compared to Season 1s.

Key questions going in

1. 01Which recent news item changed investor expectations before the report?
2. 02Does the latest 8-K confirm or contradict the headline earnings narrative?
3. 03Did revenue growth accelerate or decelerate versus recent quarters?
4. 04Did margins improve or deteriorate, and what drove the change?
5. 05Did management raise, lower, or maintain guidance?
6. 06Which business segment or KPI drove the result?
7. 07What risks did management emphasize, and did that language change?