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In this week’s subscription headlines, Fitbit’s multi-year transformation is testing the patience of investors, the Dutch newsletter platform Revue opens up subscription features, and Apple is ordered to pay a patent troll $500 million in an iMessage case. Also this week, The Seattle Times is making digital subscription growth everyone’s job, Billie secures $6 million in funding, and Netflix banks on the mass appeal of hip-hop in ‘Rapture.’
Fitbit’s Multi-Year Transformation Will Test Investors’ Patience
The Motley Fool
BetterCloud Raises $60M to Keep Your SaaS Applications Secured and Managed in the Cloud
Alley Watch
The Dutch Newsletter Platform, Revue, is Opening Up Subscription Features
Nieman Lab
Apple Ordered to Pay Patent Troll More than $500M in iMessage Case
The Verge
The Seattle Times is Making It Everyone’s Job to Grow Digital Subscribers
Poynter
Startup Subscription Service Billie Secures $6M in Funding Round
Retail Dive
Amazon to Partner with Mobile Operators to Grow Media Services Worldwide
Variety