Daily August 11

Disney’s Disney+ saw subscriber growth accelerate in the quarter that ended July 2. But the media company’s flagship streaming service did see subscriber growth slow in the U.S.

Additional coverage:

• The recent Q2 results suggest there is more resilience and runway in the ad tech sector. But how long before push comes to shove?
• In this week’s Media Briefing, senior media reporter Sara Guaglione looks at what Axios’s sale to Cox Enterprises signals about the current investment market for media companies.
• While Hulu does make social marketing plans for each show, the company keeps tabs on social sentiment — i.e. what’s working and what’s not — and adapts its social strategy accordingly.
• AOL’s former chief — now the founder and CEO of Flowcode — discusses how the adoption of blockchain tech compares to earlier internet eras.