Weekly Subscription News: Mobile Apps, Media and Monetization

Featuring Xbox Game Pass, Google, Square, OnlyTweets, Roku and Penske Media

If you are still reeling from Tuesday’s presidential debate, here are some interesting subscription headlines to distract you. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get free Funimation anime streaming, OnlyTweets launches a feature that lets creators monetize their feeds, and Google is demanding a 30% cut from app developers in the Google Play Store. Also this week, Square is making it easier for entrepreneurs to get paid, Microsoft 365 experienced an outage that impacted several services, and Roku’s free TV and movie channel gets a standalone mobile app.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Get Free Funimation Anime Streaming
Screen Rant

Meet OnlyTweets, the Unofficial Twitter Feature that Lets Creators Monetize Their Feeds
Tubefilter

Google Demands 30% Cut from App Developers in the Google Play Store
The New York Times

Square Just Made Getting Paid Much Easier for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur

Roku’s Free TV and Movies Channel Finally Gets a Standalone Mobile App
Slashgear

Penske Media Pays $225M for Majority Ownership of PMRC, Deanna Brown Expected to Exit
Media Post

Microsoft 365 Outage Affects Multiple Services
Reuters

RugbyPass Launches Subscription Journalism Product
SportBusiness

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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!