Weekly Subscription News: TV Chat, Transformations and Twitter

This weeks subscription headlines offer everything from password management and TV chat devices to relaunch postponements and consolidation: Disney wants to bring ESPN+ streaming

This weeks subscription headlines offer everything from password management and TV chat devices to relaunch postponements and consolidation: Disney wants to bring ESPN+ streaming service to cable TV, Facebook wants to work with Netflix and Disney on TV chat devices, and Cengage adds free password management as a benefit to its subscription service. Also this week, Gawker postpones its relaunch and lays off its entire staff, Twitter users can now send and receive tips, and a new warning has been issued over Google Chromes ad-blocking plans.

Report: Disney Wants to Bring ESPN+ Streaming Service to Cable Companies
The Streamable

Cengage Adds Free Password Management to Subscription Service
Campus Technology

Facebook Approached Netflix, Disney to Support TV Chat Device
The Information

Is Consolidation the Key to a Digital Journalism Transformation for Gannett and GateHouse?
USA Today

New Warning Issued Over Google’s Chrome Ad-Blocking Plans
Forbes

Twitter Users Now Can Send and Receive Tips with the Brave Browser
CNET

Apples Q3 2019 results: Evolving from the iPhone to Wearables and Services
Macworld

Gawker Postpones Relaunch, Lays Off Entire Staff
New York Post

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!