October 23, 2015

Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Oct. 23

TV and radio try to capture younger audiences, Walmart enters the cloud services market, and Ohio newspapers take a stand. In this week’s headlines, we’ve also got Time Inc. buying Hello Giggles, NBC launching comedy subscription service, and YouTube trying to make you pay. We’ve got those headlines and many more for you as you head into the weekend.

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Match Seeks IPO: Will There Be a Love Connection?

Match Group, the parent company for popular dating app Tinder, filed its IPO paperwork with the SEC last week. According to Match’s prospectus summary, Match owns 45 different brands, each designed to connect potential romantic partners. Since January 2009, Match has invested $1.284 billion to acquire 25 new brands including OKCupid, Meetic, Twoo and PlentyofFish. Match’s self-described dating products are available in 38 languages in 190 countries, and the sites have approximately 59 million active users…

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