Weekly Subscription News: Visa, Virtual Reality and Value

Featuring Google, Peloton, HBO, Netflix and YouTube

With any luck, we are just weeks away from liberation from shelter-in-place orders. Meanwhile, subscription companies are trying to make things a little easier and more entertaining. Doing its part to keep people indoors, Viveport is offering its Infinity VR game subscription for 75% off, while YouTube launches a free video tool for small businesses who want to make DIY ads. Also this week, the L.A. Times, hit hard by the loss of ad revenue, shutters three suburban newspapers, Visa lets users know when their free subscription trials are over, and Google gets stricter on Play Store app subscriptions for transparency.

Google Gets Strict on Play Store App Subscription Stings
Digital Trends

Viveport’s Infinity VR Game Subscription Is 75% Off to Keep You Inside During COVID-19
Forbes

The L.A. Times Is Closing Three Suburban Newspapers
Nieman Lab

Visa to Alert Users When Trial Offers Become Paid Subscriptions
PYMNTS

Peloton Stock Spikes as Investors Bet on Shift to Workouts at Home
Barron’s

Charter’s HBO Subscribers Will Get Automatic Access to HBO Max in Distribution Deal
The Wrap

Netflix Hits All-Time Stock High, Making It Temporarily More Valuable Than Disney
Tubefilter

YouTube Launches a Free, DIY Tool for Businesses in Need of Short Video Ads
TechCrunch

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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!