Weekly Subscription News: Paywalls, Payments and Print

Salt Lake Trib to move to weekly print paper, GoCardless partners with Brompton’s bike service for payments, ESPN puts more content behind paywall.

Trick-or-treat and Happy Halloween! In this week’s subscription headlines, Eater launches a locally curated wine subscription for wine lovers, Salt Lake Tribune will go to a weekly print edition next year, and GoCardless partners with Brompton’s bike service for payments. Also this week, the future of Quibi’s content is in question, Volvo switches its subscription to a four-month commitment, and ESPN puts more content behind its ESPN+ paywall.

‘Eater’ Launches Locally Curated Wine Subscription
Media Post

Salt Lake Tribune Will Move to Weekly Print Edition in 2021
Salt Lake Tribune

GoCardless Puts Payments in Motion for Bromptom’s Bike Subscription Service
Yahoo! Finance

Quibi to Shutter Roughly Dec. 1, TBD on Whether Content Will Move Elsewhere
Tubefilter

Volvo Trims Its Car Subscription to Just Four Months
Slashgear

ESPN Is Placing More Content Behind ESPN+ Paywall
Sport Business

Lightspeed Offers Brands a New Revenue Stream with Launch of Subscription Tool
Footwear News

WooCommerce Payments Now Includes Subscriptions for Free
Coy Wolf

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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!