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Weekly Subscription News: FuboTV, Furniture Rentals and Roku

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In this weeks subscription news, EA Access says it is coming to PlayStation 4 gaming consoles soon, FuboTV is looking an expanding into ad-supported original content, and Utahs Megaplex Theatres will launch a subscription service for two movie tickets a month for $14.95. Also the week, Roku stock is doing well, McClatchy reports big increases in digital subscriptions, and rental startup Feather raises $12 million to fight fast furniture.

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Five on Friday: Paywalls, Privacy and Publishing

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May is halfway over and the month has already been filled with announcements, financial reports, mergers, acquisitions and other subscription news. Here are a few features that intrigued us this week: Conde Nast sells Golf Digest to Discovery Inc., publishers are finding new ways to foil readers who refuse to pay to play, Apple releases a new Apple TV app in 100+ countries, Googles new privacy rules are raising eyebrows, and Hubspot shares marketing terms every subscription business should know.

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NBC to Launch Ad-Supported Streaming Service in 2020

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Next year, NBC will join streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, CBS All Access and Disney+, but it is putting its own twist on the direct-to-consumer model. NBCs ad-supported streaming service will be free to those who pay for live TV, whether it is through a cable or satellite TV company, reports CNBC. For cord cutters, NBCs streaming service will likely be in the $10 per month range, but it will not give subscribers access to the same level of content.

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Quartz Readers Will Now Have to Pay $100 a Year for Full Access

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Last week, news site Quartz joined the ranks of publishers who have put up a metered paywall to generate revenue. Readers can access a limited number of articles for free, and Quartz email newsletters and apps will remain free. However, full access to Quartz content will now require a membership, available for $100 a year or $15 a month, following a seven-day free trial. Nieman Lab reports that the membership program actually began about six months ago, but the paywall is new.

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Netflix Buys StoryBots for Kids Educational Programming

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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced its acquisition of StoryBots, creators of the award-winning, original Netflix series Ask the StoryBots, for an undisclosed sum, reports CNBC. To date, StoryBots has produced two seasons of its series with a third expected later this year. The program is currently available in 22 languages in 190 countries, says CNBC. Once the deal closes, StoryBots will create even more educational kids content for Netflix. This move may help Netflix replace Disney content which will be pulled from Netflix later this year when Disney+, a direct-to-consumer streaming video subscription, launches. Netflix will have to compete with Disney content including The Simpsons, Disney originals, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar.

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News Corp Reports Unexpected Net Income of $23 Million for Q3 FY2019

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Last week, News Corp reported unexpected results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2019 for the period ended March 31, 2019. The company reported net income of $23 million, compared to a net loss of $1.1 billion for the same period last year. Earnings per share were $0.02, compared to ($1.94) year-over-year. The company also reported total revenue of $2.46 billion, a 17% increase over the prior year. New Corp attributed the strong results to the consolidation of Foxtel and strength of its book publishing business segment.

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Schick Parent Buys Harrys, Inc. for $1.37 Billion in Cash-Stock Deal

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Last week, Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC), parent company to brands including Schick, Edge, Skintimate, Wet Ones and Hawaiian Tropic, added another brand to its family of products – Harrys, Inc. – for $1.37 billion in a cash and stock deal. Founded in 2013 by Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider, Harrys is a direct-to-consumer shaving subscription startup with a factory in Germany and headquarters in New York City. In the U.S., Harrys razors and related personal care products are available via subscription as well as in retail stores.

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Weekly Subscription News: Podcasters, Paywalls and Potential

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Happy Mothers Day to all the moms, grandmas and others who have been like mothers to us! We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Now onto the subscription headlines. This week, Spotify launches a limited U.S. test of voice-enabled ads, Verizon is looking to sell Tumblr, and owners of The New Orleans Advocate buy The Times-Picayune and NOLA.com. Also this week, Stripe announces its plans to hire more than 100 remote software engineers, photographers panic as Adobe tests new subscription options online, and Zynga wants to know if users will pay to play.

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Five on Friday: Customer Service, Streaming Music, Digital Advertising

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We made it; the week is almost over! In this weeks Five on Friday, the Facebook Journalism Project reveals publisher results, we offer best practices on using Twitter as a customer service tool, Barrons explains why investors are no longer interested in movie theater stock, Apple Insider explores the streaming music wars, and the IAB shares digital advertising results for 2018. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers and mother figures out there!

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Can Nonprofit Status Save The Salt Lake Tribune?

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The 148-year-old Salt Lake Tribune wants to become the first U.S. legacy newspaper to try nonprofit status on for size. Attorneys representing the newspaper are seeking IRS approval for an endowed nonprofit foundation supporting independent journalism in Utah, while also pursuing 501(c)(3) status. If approved, ownership would be transferred from owner Paul Huntsman to a public board.

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