Earlier this week, The New York Times Company announced it will acquire Audm, a subscription-based app that turns long-form journalism into professionally narrated and edited audio. The company was founded in 2016 by Ryan Wegner, director of spoken word audio production, and Christian Brink, director of product. Wegner, Brink and the Audm team will join […]
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Amazon has temporarily shut down its Prime Pantry service because the company could not keep up with the high volume of orders coming in as consumers try to stock up in the wake of the coronavirus.
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, more subscription companies are hopping on the bandwagon to make working from home and social distancing a bit easier. From communication tools and free educational subscriptions to entertainment and sports, subscription services are hoping to ease the burden of isolation. Here are a few of the offerings we’ve run across,
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This week, some subscription business has continued as normal, while others has been a reaction to the coronavirus outbreak. In the business-as-usual category, Tesla is offering two months of free solar power with a subscription, Lee Enterprises completed its acquisition of BH Media Group, and Bango launches carrier billing services on 5G games streaming platform.
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Five on Friday, Mar. 20, 2020: free online concerts, free sports subscriptions and free educational tools
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In the latest game of streaming service musical chairs, FOX announced that it will buy ad-supported streaming video service Tubi for $440 million in an all-cash deal. As part of the agreement, FOX could potentially pay another $50 million over the course of the next three years in the form of deferred compensation and unvested
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As the nation struggles to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Amazon is stepping up in a big way. The company announced it will hire 100,000 new full- and part-time workers across the United States. These employees are desperately needed to fill the surge of orders Amazon is getting for supplies. The new hires will
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Last week, Microsoft quietly announced that co-founder and technology advisor Bill Gates was stepping down from the board to focus on philanthropy.
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The coronavirus pandemic continues with some states now banning in-person dining in restaurants and bars, participating in health club and fitness activities, gathering in groups of 50 or more, etc. As our country tries to get a grip on the hold the coronavirus has on our personal health and the health of your economy, subscription
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Now considered a worldwide pandemic, and a national emergency in the United States, Coronavirus COVID-19 has changed life as we know it. As of Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 11:20 a.m., there were 162,687 confirmed cases of Coronavirus COVID-19, along with 75,620 who have recovered and 6,065 who have died from the disease, according to
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