16.(A) This would make for a huge global business but there is a danger that it would swiftly cannibalise the existing parts of Disney’s empire. (B) The pandemic added a turbocharge, dashing fears that Disney+ and other new streaming services, like hbo Max and Apple tv+, might struggle to attract timestarved consumers. (C) Disney+ has outperformed that forecast spectacularly, hitting its five-year subscriber target in just eight months. (D) Yet the streaming service’s subscriber gains have helped shield the firm’s share price.