diff --git a/domains/entertainment/creator-owned-streaming-infrastructure-has-reached-commercial-scale-with-430M-annual-creator-revenue-across-13M-subscribers.md b/domains/entertainment/creator-owned-streaming-infrastructure-has-reached-commercial-scale-with-430M-annual-creator-revenue-across-13M-subscribers.md index c538f46fa..f4fdb69ff 100644 --- a/domains/entertainment/creator-owned-streaming-infrastructure-has-reached-commercial-scale-with-430M-annual-creator-revenue-across-13M-subscribers.md +++ b/domains/entertainment/creator-owned-streaming-infrastructure-has-reached-commercial-scale-with-430M-annual-creator-revenue-across-13M-subscribers.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Dropout crossed 1M paid subscribers in October 2025 with 31% YoY growth, represe ### Additional Evidence (confirm) -*Source: [[2024-00-00-markrmason-dropout-streaming-model-community-economics]] | Added: 2026-03-18* +*Source: 2024-00-00-markrmason-dropout-streaming-model-community-economics | Added: 2026-03-18* Dropout contributes $30M+ ARR to the indie streaming category as of 2023, with 1M+ subscribers by October 2025. Platform is profitable and distributed profit sharing to all contributors earning $1+ in 2023. This adds another data point to the commercial scale thesis for creator-owned streaming. diff --git a/domains/entertainment/indie-streaming-platforms-emerged-as-category-by-2024-with-convergent-structural-patterns-across-content-verticals.md b/domains/entertainment/indie-streaming-platforms-emerged-as-category-by-2024-with-convergent-structural-patterns-across-content-verticals.md index 233e8f432..2ea4093c1 100644 --- a/domains/entertainment/indie-streaming-platforms-emerged-as-category-by-2024-with-convergent-structural-patterns-across-content-verticals.md +++ b/domains/entertainment/indie-streaming-platforms-emerged-as-category-by-2024-with-convergent-structural-patterns-across-content-verticals.md @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Critical Role's Beacon launched May 2024 at $5.99/month and experienced ~20% Twi ### Additional Evidence (confirm) -*Source: [[2024-00-00-markrmason-dropout-streaming-model-community-economics]] | Added: 2026-03-18* +*Source: 2024-00-00-markrmason-dropout-streaming-model-community-economics | Added: 2026-03-18* Dropout reached $30M+ ARR and profitability in 2023 as a niche TTRPG/game show platform. Dimension 20 sold out Madison Square Garden in January 2025. This adds TTRPG actual play to the indie streaming category alongside other verticals, with similar patterns: niche focus, subscription-first, organic social distribution.