This week’s subscription news roundup features tumbling, bundling and fizzling. Mashable shares the inside story of how Tumblr lost its way (and how it can find its way back), FT achieves 1 million paying subscribers, and YouTube is paying podcasters up to $300,000 for videos. Also, Diagonal raises $2.5 million for Web 3 subscription payments, Trump’s Truth Social app is fizzling out already, and Verizon Plus Play will bundle customer subscriptions for Netflix, Peloton, Disney+ and other subscription services.

YouTube Is Paying Podcasters Up to $300K for Videos
Tubefilter

Trump’s Social Platform ‘Truth Social’ Fizzles After Initial Interest
Media Post

The Inside Story of How Tumblr Lost Its Way
Mashable

The Media Roundup: FT Achieves 1 Million Paying Subscribers
What’s New in Publishing

NBCUniversal Nixes Hulu Content as Media Companies Claw Back Shows for Streaming
Los Angeles Times

Diagonal Raises $2.5M for Web 3 Subscription Payments
CoinDesk

Verizon Plus Play Will Bundle Customer Subscriptions for Netflix, Peloton, Disney+ and More
The Verge

Regpack Enters Recurring Billing Market
Global Newswire