June 9, 2011

Apple’s New In-App Subscription Policy Is Good News for Subscription Sites

There’s news from Apple today that the company quietly revised its in-app subscription policies and this should be welcome news to subscription publishers. The two biggest developments are: 1. It is no longer a requirement that an external subscriptions must be also offered as an in-app purchase. Publishers can now link to purchased or subscription content outside of the app without also requiring a similar or better deal in the App Store. So yes, there can…

Apple’s New In-App Subscription Policy Is Good News for Subscription Sites Read More »

Glenn Beck to Launch $4.95 per Month Digital Subscription Service

Glen Beck’s announcement this week that this September he’s adding online subscription-only video network to his media empire, made cable networks and paid content folks take notice. If anyone can make such a bold move, it might be Beck, who already has over 80,000 subscribers to his site GlennBeck.com. GBTV will cost $4.95 per month to access Beck’s show and $9.95 a month to subscribe to all of the site’s programming.The cable networks (like Fox, which…

Glenn Beck to Launch $4.95 per Month Digital Subscription Service Read More »