This Week’s Headlines: Apple, Acquisitions, Ad Blockers and more

This week’s headlines include streaming music, SaaS, mergers and acquisitions, ad blockers and more featuring Verizon, Spotify, Vevo, Time Inc., Rooster Teeth, Unilever and

If you’ve had enough of the political conventions and personal attacks, we’ve got subscription headlines that are more interesting – and more relatable – and can be used to keep you “in the know” on the latest subscription news.

How Sponsored Content is Becoming King in a Facebook World
New York Times

Unilever Buys Subscription Box Dollar Shave Club for $1 Billion Cash
Subscription Insider

Yahoo Agrees to Sell Web Businesses to Verizon for $4.8 Billion
Bloomberg

Time Inc. Shakeup Continues, Magazines Grouped into 4 Editorial Divisions
MediaPost: Publishers Daily

Apple Takes a Bite Out of Spotify with Proposed Royalty Changes
Subscription Insider

Why Consumers Use Ad Blockers and What Motivates Them Not to
MediaPost

Rooster Teeth Hires Three Leadership Execs to Boost Subscription Offerings
Forbes

Who’ll Be the Netflix of Payments?
PYMNTS.com

Vevo Reportedly to Close Deal with Warner Music Ahead of Paid Subscription Launch
Tubefilter

How to Develop Personas for Your SaaS Company
Business 2 Community

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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!