Five years ago this week… Three months before Disney+ launched, Faultline deduced that costs associated to streaming were approaching $7 billion just on the technical side. There was so much riding on the launch of Disney+ that any technical flaws would have been feasted on by the media. Outlets had already expressed doubts about Disney’s credibility as an OTT video platform, from a technology standpoint at least, and such pressure on a global stage meant Disney was not willing to take any chances. Today, that bet is paying off, as Disney+ holds a meaningful presence on the global OTT stage, with 117.6 million subscribers as of Q2 2024, when the D2C business became profitable for the first time. Cineverse has struck a…