Weekly Subscription News: Games, Gossip and Gannett

Featuring YouTube, Medium, TMZ, Fox and USA Today

This was another exciting week in the wonderful world of subscriptions. The Tokyo Olympic Games had seven times higher viewership on YouTube than the Rio Games, Gannett is selling its Lake of the Ozarks titles to Vernon Publishing, and Medium is reworking its business model – again. Also this week, WarnerMedia is reportedly in talks to sell TMZ to Fox, USA Today is putting its crossword behind a paywall and ViacomCBS’s streaming revenue jumped 92% to $983 million.

Streaming Olympics: YouTube Viewing During Tokyo Games 7 Times More Than Rio
Variety

Instagram Testing Photo Ads within its ‘Shop’ Tab
Tubefilter

Medium Will Begin Offering Writers a 50% Cut of Subscriber Revenue
Digiday

Gannett to Sell Lake of the Ozarks Titles to Vernon Publishing
Media Post

ViacomCBS Q2 Update: Streaming Revenue Leaps 92% to $983 Million
Sports Pro Media

WarnerMedia in Talks to Celebrity Gossip Outlet TMZ to Fox
Business Insider

Report: Amazon Awarded Secret $10B NSA Cloud Computing Contract, Microsoft Files Protest
GeekWire

USA Today Relaunches Subscription Crossword App
Adweek

Filed in Business Model, Business Operations, Business Strategy, Consumer Media and Publishing, Entertainment and Streaming, Mergers and Acquisitions, News

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!