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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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Weekly Subscription News: PC Gaming, Subscription Pricing and Layoffs

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In this weeks subscription news, Xbox Game Pass is coming to PCs with 100+ titles, Netflix increases prices by up to 20% in the U.K., and Tribune Publishing will pay $56 million in a special cash dividend to shareholders. Also this week, Google ends ad blocking in Chrome, Okta stock is on fire after its latest financial report, and Hertz launches a $1,000-a-month car subscription. No, thats not a typo – $1,000 a month.

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Five on Friday: Paywall Tips, Membership Editors and Subscription Jobs

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In this weeks edition of Five on Friday, we look at the new newsroom role of membership editor, offer tips for making your paywall work for your subscription company and share email marketing campaign ideas to engage and retain customers. Also this week, Reuters tells us that the Department of Justice is looking closely at Google and its online ad dominance, and we cherry pick some top subscription jobs from LinkedIn and Business Insider.

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The Hustle Launches $299-A-Year Premium Newsletter Trends

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The Hustle, publisher of a free daily business newsletter with more than 1 million subscribers, has just launched a premium weekly newsletter, Hustle Trends. For $299 a year – or $249 if you take advantage of the current promotional offer – subscribers get access to premium content about new startups and startup trends. In his pithy pitch to potential subscribers, Hustle CEO Sam Parr said readers wanted more in-depth information than they were getting in their daily newsletter.

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FloSports Raises $47 Million to Expand Streaming Sports Coverage

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Streaming sports service FloSports announced Monday that it raised $47 million in Series C funding, led by Discovery Inc. This additional funding will help the company enhance and expand its live digital sports coverage and original content. Additional financial investors include Causeway Media Partners, Fertitta Capital and DCM Ventures, and strategic investors include World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.This brings the total raised to date to $79.2 million.

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Meredith Corporation Sells Sports Illustrated to ABG for $110 Million

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Last week, Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP) announced the sale of the Sports Illustrated brand to Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, for $110 million. Sports Illustrated has a total audience of 120 million, making it the most-read sports magazine in the world. SI.com is in the top 10 sports websites, and Sports Illustrated has a strong presence on both print and digital platforms. It is well-known for its annual swimsuit issue and the Sportsperson of the Year awards.

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Gannett Reportedly Discusses a Possible Merger with GateHouse Media

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Gannett and GateHouse Media are reportedly discussing a possible merger to cut costs while expanding their audience reach, says USA Today, a Gannett-owned newspaper. The news comes just two weeks after Gannett successfully fought a hostile takeover by rejecting MNG Enterprises board candidates and days after GateHouse Media announced layoffs of 200 in a small restructuring. The Wall Street Journal reports that Gannett has also explored possible deals with Tribune Publishing and McClatchy.

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Dropbox Plus Subscribers Got New Features – and a New Price – June 1

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On Saturday, Dropbox Plus subscribers received an email from the company notifying them of new changes to their plans. Dropbox doubled storage space and added Smart Sync and Rewind features to the Plus subscription plan. These new features, which Dropbox says are top requested features, arent free though. The storage provider increased the cost from $9.99 to $11.99 per month, plus applicable taxes, or $119.88 per year for those who prefer to pay annually.

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Weekly Subscription News: Gaming, Publishing and Streaming

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Were kicking off June with subscription headlines featuring everything from gaming and publishing to streaming and subscription boxes. This week, Medium CEO Ev Williams goes all-in on building a subscription business, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette bets on iPads for its customers, and DC Universe online will be on Nintendo Switch this summer. Also this week, BarkBox expands to Amazon, Dairy Queen creates box of happy subscription boxes and Workday is moving toward an all-time high.

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Five on Friday: Emotional Advertising, Life After Print and GoT

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We cant replace the anticipation of the final season of Game of Thrones, but in this weeks edition of Five on Friday, we hope to peak your interest with some fun facts about GoT. We will also share some fascinating findings about the future of subscriptions from Zuoras The End of Ownership report, the Boston Globe becoming the first newspaper to have digital subscribers outweigh print subscribers, how some magazines have survived a life without print, and the new trend toward emotional advertising. [Have a topic to suggest? Email me at dneuts@subscriptioninsider.com with your ideas!]

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Automattic Acquires Prospress to Improve WooCommerce Subscriptions

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Last week, Automattic announced that it acquired Prospress to jointly develop WooCommerce Subscriptions, an ecommerce recurring payment solution, to make it a more unified subscriptions experience. If you havent heard of Automattic, you have likely heard of some of their products and services including WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Akismet, Longreads, Simplenote. Jetpack and Gravatar. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Prospress founder Brent Shepherd will lead the transition.

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