10 million signups

That's Disney, not me. But it's still pretty darn impressive. Plus a little update, and also 7 other things worth reading.

Remember, Video Killed the Radio Star? (Link is a Youtube video.)

Man, I hope I don’t lose half my audience with that one. It’s a 1979 song that was famous for a while for being the first music video ever played on MTV.

Anyway, let’s pick up on its main theme:

• 1950s: Sure, television more or less kills the radio star.

• 1980s: Cable puts a dent in over-the-air.

• 1990s: Blockbuster kills the home video store.

• 2000s: Internet starts killing everything.

• 2010s: Netflix kills Blockbuster (maybe).

• 2020s: Disney+ (and other streamers) kill Netflix.

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Netflix is dominant, with about 158 million worldwide subscribers (60 million U.S.).

But, Disney+ only launched last Sunday, and it revealed Wednesday it already has 10 million signups.

As someone who now lives and breathes “get signups for your media product,” I’m kind of in awe.

Beyond them, here are the some of the b…