Weekly Subscription News: Partnerships, Payments and Planning

Substack to add video to attract new creators; Spotify and Stripe partner to help creators monetize content; Mollie partners with Chargebee.

New partnerships, subscription payments and planning dominated the subscription news this past week. Among the stories are The New York Times’ three-year agreement with the Korea Education and Research Information Service, a partnership between Stripe and Spotify to help creators monetize content, and Mollie’s new partnership with Chargebee. Also this week, The Seattle Times hits 81K digital subscribers without deep discounts, Subscript hopes to rid the world of subscription revenue metric spreadsheets, and Substack is adding video to attract new creators.

New York Times Announces 3-Year Agreement with Korea Education and Research Information Service
The New York Times Company

How The Seattle Times Hits 81,000 Digital Subscribers while Avoiding ‘Deep Discounting’
Press Gazette

Stripe and Spotify Partner to Help Creators Monetize Subscription Content
Mumbrella

Following Subscription Growth, Hearst Newspapers Plan New Data and Product Hub
Poynter

Subscript Wants to Rid the World of Subscription Revenue Metric Spreadsheets
TechCrunch

Mollie Partners with Chargebee to Deliver Subscription Payments
Finextra

Substack Adding Video to Lure New Creators
Axios

Colorado Media Project Gets $1M in Grants to Strengthen & Advance Equity in Local News
Colorado Media Project

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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!