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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!

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Grubhub Offers Unlimited Free Delivery and Cashback with Subscription

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Source: Grubhub Grubhub is getting into the subscription game, following in the footsteps of competitors like DoorDash and Postmates. For $9.99 a month, the new food delivery subscription service, Gruhub+, offers subscribers free delivery from participating restaurants and 10% cashback for every $100 spent in a customer’s first 30 days. In addition, subscribers get the […]

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Gannett Posts $95M Loss in Q4, First Earnings Report Since Acquisition

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Source: Gannett In its first earnings report since the acquisition by New Media Investment Group, parent company of GateHouse Media, Gannett posted a fourth quarter GAAP net loss of $95.1 million. This includes a one-time non-cash write-down of $100.7 million due to the reevaluation of intangibles and $145.6 million in one-time cash charges from restructuring

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Panera Expands Rewards Program with Unlimited Coffee Subscription

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Panera has expanded its rewards program, MyPanera, by adding a coffee subscription component. For $8.99 a month plus tax, rewards customers can become subscribers to the MyPanera+ coffee subscription. The new subscription program gives subscribers one cup, any size, of drip hot coffee, hot tea or iced coffee every two hours during regular bakery hours, including unlimited free refills of the same beverage. Other beverages including cold brew, espresso, cappuccino and iced tea, are excluded from the offer.

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AMC Theatres Reports Net Loss of $13.5M Despite Subscription Growth

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Despite a net loss of $13.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, AMC Theatres president and CEO Adam Aron called the company’s fourth quarter and 2019 year end results impressive. In its earnings release last week, AMC reported total revenue of $1.45 billion, a 2.4% increase year-over-year. AMC attributes the revenue growth to the

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Weekly Subscription News: Acquisitions, Adoption and Announcements

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As we head into Leap Year weekend, subscription companies are considering acquisitions, adoption of new offerings, and making announcements about their latest products and services. Headlines include Apple services is estimated to hit $50 billion in profits by 2025, High Times getting the OK to go public, and Redbox rolling out its own online streaming service. Other news includes Alamo Drafthouse launching a season pass movie subscription service, Fox looking at acquiring AVOD Tubi, and Lee Enterprises boasting its digital growth.

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Five on Friday: Publishing, Streaming, Tweeting and Unicorns

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Happy Leap Year, everyone! While it isn’t like a three-day weekend, it only comes around once every four years and is an extra day in February. We’ll spend it planning next week’s subscription news content and upcoming webinars and events. In the meantime, here’s what’s happening this week. Comcast agrees to buy ad-supported streaming service, Xumo, and Salesforce acquires unicorn Vlocity. A new RII study shows music subscription revenue is increasing, Social Media Today offers tweeting tips to maximize your subscription company’s exposure, and What’s New in Publishing shares digital subscription trends for publishers.

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WW International Ends 2019 with a Record 4.2 Million Subscribers

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WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, finished the year with 4.2 million subscribers, a year-end record for the company and an 8% increase year-over-year. This includes subscriber growth in all of WW’s major markets, and stronger growth in digital subscriptions versus Studio + digital subscriptions. The company had revenues of $333 million for the fourth quarter and $1.4 billion for the full year 2019. WW declared earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter and $1.72 earnings per share for the year, compared to $0.63 earnings per share and $3.19 earnings per share last year respectively.

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Mercedes Adds High Performance AMG Series to Subscription Offerings

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For drivers with a need for speed and a desire for luxury, Mercedes-Benz has expanded its subscription offerings to include the high-performance AMG series. After a one-time activation fee of $495, subscribers can drive AMG C63, C63 Cabriolet, GLC63, GLC63 S Coupe, E63 S, E63 S Wagon, G63, S63 Coupe, GT 63 4-door coupe, GT roadster or the GT C for just $3,595 a month. That is a premium price, but subscribers are paying for top-of-the line vehicles as well as insurance ($1 million liability, $2,000 medical payments, $1,000 member deductible), 24/7 roadside assistance, maintenance, and pick-up and delivery service.

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AMI Lays Off Editorial Staff of Men’s Journal, Sells Fitness Brands

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The entire editorial staff of Men’s Journal has been laid off, as magazine owner American Media LLC (AMI) makes plans to move to California, reports Publishers Daily. The layoff affects about 20 members of the men’s lifestyle and fitness magazine’s editorial staff. AMI’s Adventures Sports Network will take over writing, editing and production of the magazine, while the sales team for Men’s Journal will remain in New York. In addition, instead of publishing 10 times a year, the number of issues will decrease to six.

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ViacomCBS Reports Revenue Decline, Earnings Loss After Merger

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Last fall, Viacom and CBS completed their merger, and it has taken a short-term toll on the company’s finances. In its fourth quarter and 2019 year-end results, ViacomCBS reports total revenue of $6.9 billion, a 3% decline over the fourth quarter of 2018. For the fourth quarter, the company also reports an operating loss of $13 million and a net earnings loss from continuing operations of $273 million, or $0.44 per diluted share. “In less than three months since completing our merger, we have made significant progress integrating and transforming ViacomCBS…”

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