Weekly Subscription News: SoundCloud, Comcast and Conde Nast

With the Supreme Court nomination hearings and the worst of Hurricane Michael behind us, we bring you this week’s subscription news headlines. This week,

With the Supreme Court nomination hearings and the worst of Hurricane Michael behind us, we bring you this week’s subscription news headlines. This week, Comcast launches X1 Music Week, offering free access to subscription music service Pandora Premium, Tinder fights back against co-founder Sean Rad for his lawsuit, and Wired works on its original, licensed programming line-up for its new OTT channel. Also this week, Forbes tries blockchain, Microsoft’s xCloud service streams Xbox games to just about any device, and SoundCloud loosens the monetization reins a bit.

Conde Nast’s Wired Pumps Up Original, Licensed Programming for OTT Channel
Variety

Comcast Launches X1 Music Week
Multichannel

Microsoft’s xCloud Service Streams Xbox Games to PCs, Consoles and Mobile Devices
The Verge

Forbes Tries Blockchain, Partners with Civil
Media Post

Tinder Hits Back Against Co-Founder Sean Rad’s Lawsuit: ‘He Bet Against Tinder’
Recode

SoundCloud Finally Lets More Musicians Monetize Four Years Later
TechCrunch

Spotify UK Advertising Sales Hit £20M
MusicWeek

LinkedIn Spent Over $400M on Glint to Help Companies Understand If Their Workers are Happy
CNBC

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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!