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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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Cadillac to Terminate Car Subscription Service by Year End

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While other auto manufacturers like Toyota, Jeep and Lexus are jumping on the car subscription bandwagon, Cadillac is about to hop off. According to CNET and The Wall Street Journal, Cadillac will terminate its car subscription service by year end. The Book by Cadillac service is currently available in three markets: Los Angeles, Dallas and New York. The Wall Street Journal reports there were issues with the technology that supported the subscription service, creating extra customer service work and costs. Current subscribers will be notified and have 30 days to return their vehicles.

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CBS Credits Digital Initiatives and Subscriptions for Record Q3 Revenue

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Despite the abrupt departure of CBS chairman, president and CEO Leslie Moonves, CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) reported record revenues and earnings in the third quarter of 2018. CBS had record revenue of $3.26 billion, a 3 percent increase over the same period last year. The company credits its record revenue, in part, to 79 percent growth in its digital initiatives, including its streaming video subscription services CBS All Access and Showtime, and retransmission revenue and fees from CBS Television Network affiliates.

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Tribune Publishing Receives Bids from Three Suitors

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Tribune Publishing Co. (NYSE: TRCO), a Chicago-based media company, is entertaining bids from Donerail Group, McClatchy Co. and AIM Media, reports Bloomberg. Tribune, which recently reverted to its previous moniker from the Tronc brand, owns media businesses in eight markets. Among its titles are its namesake The Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News acquired in September 2017, The Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida’s Sun-Sentinel, The Virginian-Pilot, and the Hartford Courant, among others. The company also owns Tribune Content Agency, the Daily Meal and is majority owner of BestReviews.

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The New York Times Reports Q3 Success with Subscription-First Strategy

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Last Thursday, The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) reported that its subscriber-first strategy was successful during the third quarter of 2018. At the end of the third quarter, The New York Times had more than 3 million digital subscribers and 4 million total subscribers. This strategy helped the company bring in 203,000 total net new digital-only subscribers in the third quarter, and subscription revenue represented close to two-thirds of the company’s total revenue. Of the 203,000 new subscribers, 143,000 came from news and the balance came from NYT Cooking and Crossword.

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Weekly Subscription News: Apple News, Apple TV and Apple CEO

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Everything’s coming up Apples, or so it would seem looking at this week’s subscription headlines. In addition to Apple’s success with the news app and its plans to launch its own streaming TV service in 2019, MoviePass’s owner is spinning off the company to be its own public company, MoviePass Entertainment Holdings. Also this week, Fox Nation is premiering this month, digital news startup Scroll is already expanding and it hasn’t even launched yet, and publishers are abandoning Snapchat’s sinking ship.

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Five on Friday: Onboarding, Business Models and Subscription Jobs

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In this weeks Five on Friday, weve got tips for successful SaaS onboarding from Forbes, an update from Engadget on Volvos mobile bet to push its car subscription service, insight from Marketing Week on how Dollar Shave Club is adjusting its business model due to slowing growth of subscriptions, Sony-owned Funimations separation from Crunchyroll and VRV, and everyones favorite feature – top subscription jobs from Disney, Birchbox, Amazon and more.

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AT&T Stock Dips After Third Quarter Earnings Report

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Last week, AT&T (NYSE: T) reported its first full quarter as the new owner of Time Warner. Overall, the third quarter was solid with growth in revenue and earnings, but stock dipped after the financials were initially released on October 24. AT&T reported consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2018 of $45.7 billion, a 15.3 percent increase over the same period last year. The increase is primarily due to the company’s acquisition of Time Warner.

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NBC News to Launch 24/7 Streaming News Service ‘Signal’

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NBC News is the latest media outlet to join the streaming video ranks. Last Wednesday, NBC News announced it would launch Signal, a 24-7 streaming news network by the middle of next year. In addition to streaming Signal online at NBCNews.com, Signal will be available on TV apps, on YouTube, Twitter, PlutoTV and in bundled online channels. NBC News didn’t give a specific launch date but said the network would start broadcasting 24-7 in mid-2019. It is currently offering some programming now on NBCNews.com, in two NBC News apps and a few other platforms.

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Shopify Grows Total Revenue 58 Percent to $270.1 Million in Q3

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Multi-channel commerce platform Shopify (NYSE: SHOP)(TSX: SHOP) posted solid financials for the third quarter of 2018, including total revenue of $270.1 million, representing 58 percent growth year-over-year. Subscription Solutions was a big driver of that growth with revenue of $120.5 million, a 46 percent increase over the third quarter of 2017. Other financial highlights for the quarter include:

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WarnerMedia’s FilmStruck Subscription Service to Shut Down November 29

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Another streaming video subscription service has been struck down. Last week, AT&T-owned WarnerMedia announced that it will shut down FilmStruck in the U.S. and abroad on November 29, 2018. The service has already stopped accepting new subscriptions for the service. Turner Classic Movies launched the over-the-top TV subscription service in late 2016, featuring a rotating selection of more than 1,800 independent, art-house and international films like “A Hard Day’s Night,” “A Room with a View” and the original “Mad Max.” Earlier this year, Warner Bros. added classic films to the list.

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