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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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Digital Sports Site The Athletic Surpasses 500,000 Subscribers

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Three years after launch, digital sports site The Athletic hits a major milestone. It has surpassed 500,000 subscribers, and it hopes to double that number by year end, says Bloomberg. Calling itself the new standard in sports journalism, The Athletic launched in 2016 as a subscription-only digital sports site that vowed to cover sports in-depth, better than anyone else. Go beyond the box score with quality local and national sports coverage from an all-star team of writers. No ads, no clickbait – only stories with substance, says The Athletics home page.

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Despite 20 Percent Increase in Q2 Net Sales, Amazon Stock Drops

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Last week, eCommerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced its second quarter financials for the period ended June 30, 2019. One of the top highlights for the quarter was net sales of $63.4 billion, a 20% increase year-over-year, compared to $52.9 billion for the same period last year. Net product sales made up $35.9 billion, or 56.6% of total net sales, and net service sales comprised the balance at $27.5 billion, or 43.4% of total net sales.

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Weekly Subscription News: Microsoft, Magazines and Mobile Apps

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In this weeks subscription headlines, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to go all digital, Meredith and NYT are teaming up to publish special edition magazines, and Netflix will offer cheaper subscriptions to customers in India. Also, this week, Ubisoft reveals the full line-up for its Uplay+ gaming subscription, set to launch in September, Finix raises $17.5 million to shake up the payment world, and First Look Media shifts strategy, creating tension with staff.

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Uber Tests a Subscription Bundle That Includes All of Its Services

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Uber, best known for its ride sharing service, is testing a new subscription that bundles all of its services together – ride sharing, food delivery, and scooter and bike rides. At launch, Uber is piloting the subscription program in Chicago and San Francisco for $24.99 a month, says TechCrunch. The tests will include different versions of the program in each city, but the subscriptions will include price protection on each Uber ride, free delivery from Uber Eats, and free JUMP rides on Uber bikes and scooters, according to TechCrunch.

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CrowdStrike Stock Value Spikes After Reporting Strong Q1 FY2020

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Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a cloud-based cybersecurity protection firm, had a huge start to its fiscal year 2020, reporting total revenue of $96.1 million, a 103% increase year-over-year. The Sunnyvale, California-based company also reported subscription revenue of $86.0 million, a 116% increase year-over-year. In addition, Crowdstrike reported record annual recurring revenue of $364.6 million, an increase of 114% year-over-year.

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Five on Friday: Google Chrome, News Consumption and Textbooks

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When you’ve had your fill of national politics or are done binge-watching your favorite show on Netflix, we’ve got some interesting features in this week’s Five on Friday, including millennial news consumption, a global browser rollout and streaming music revenue estimates. The Knight Foundation looks at the news behaviors and beliefs of young adults, Google Chrome rolls out its latest version globally, a new study shows that subscription service buyers buy more than expected, textbook publisher Pearson is pushing students toward digital books, and Digital Music News shares streaming music revenue estimates for the year.

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Can ITV and BBC SVOD Subscription Service BritBox Rival Netflix?

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Rival British broadcast stations ITV and BBC are partnering to beef up the fledgling streaming video on demand subscription service BritBox, hoping it will rival Netflix. Fans of Shetland, Victoria, Happy Valley, Love Island, Broadchurch and The Office can watch their favorite shows on BritBox for 5.99 a month. BBC reports the service will launch in the United Kingdom between October and the end of December. It launched in North America in 2017 with limited programming. To date, it has about 650,000 subscribers which is exceeding the companys targets.

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Tinder Says No Thanks to Googles 30 Percent Revenue Share

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Tinder says no thanks to Google and the 30% revenue share the tech company charges to apps to be in the Play Store, reports Bloomberg. Tinders parent company Match joins companies like Netflix, Spotify and Epic Games, Inc. in fighting back against Google and Apple and their revenue taxes. According to Bloomberg, Match has not yet said whether it would do the same to Apple who charges a 30% revenue share in the first year of a subscription and 15% revenue share in the second year.

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Microsoft Reports Strong Finish to a Record Fiscal 2019

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Last week, Microsoft [NYSE: MSFT] reported a strong finish to a record fiscal year 2019, for the period ended June 30, 2019. During the fourth quarter earnings call last Thursday, Microsoft announced revenue of $33.7 billion, a 12% increase year-over-year, and operating income of $12.4 billion, a 20% increase. Net income for the quarter was $13.2 billion (GAAP), a 49% increase year-over-year, and diluted earnings per share of $1.71 (GAAP), a 50% increase year-over-year.

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Weekly Subscription News: Slack, Super Stickers and Seed Funding

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Record viewership, valuations and acquisitions are in the subscription headlines this week: subscription meditation platform Wave launches with $5.6 million in seed funding, WP Engine acquires Flywheel and is now valued at $1 billion, and JLo is lending to her name to a new subscription box. Also this week, new networks are now available on Android TV, Postmates is considering a sale to Uber or DoorDash rather than going public, and Penske Media buys Art Market Monitor.

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