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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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The New York Times and Scribd Team Up to Offer Subscription Bundles

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Earlier this week, The New York Times and Scribd announced they were teaming up to provide readers with what they’re calling the “ultimate subscription bundle.” For $12.99 a month, subscribers get unlimited digital access to NYTimes.com, The New York Times Digital Archive and the The Times’ app, as well as access to Scribd’s library of more than 1 million books, audiobooks, articles, news and magazines. The subscription is available to new subscribers only, and the monthly subscription fee begins after a 30-day free trial. There is no long-term commitment, and subscribers can cancel at any time.

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Lyft to Roll Out All-Access Subscription Plan Nationally This Week

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After a successful experiment with their ride-sharing subscription service this spring, Lyft is expanding its All-Access Plan nationwide by the end of the week. With the All-Access Plan, subscribers pay a flat rate of $299 up front each month to get 30 rides up to $15 each. If the cost of a ride exceeds $15, the passenger pays the difference. Rides do not roll over from month to month. Once the All-Access Plan is officially rolled out, passengers will find the plan in the Promos tab of the Lyft app.

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Netflix Grows Streaming Revenue by 36 Percent in Q3

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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) keeps on growing, with more 137 million total members, including 130 million paid subscribers. Yesterday, Netflix released its third quarter financials, revealing another strong quarter with 36 percent growth in streaming revenue. In the company’s October 16 shareholder letter, Netflix reported total revenue of $4.0 billion, a 34 percent increase year-over-year.

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29 Million Facebook Users Had Their Personal Data Stolen

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Facebook’s recently-discovered data breach was more serious than originally anticipated. In late September, Facebook revealed hackers found a security loophole caused by three separate bugs that affected nearly 50 million Facebook accounts. At the time, Facebook did not reveal that any personal information had been stolen, but now the social platform is saying that 29 million people have had their personal information accessed.

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Apple to Give Away $1 Billion in Original Programming through Digital TV App

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Owners of iPhones, iPads and Apple TVs will get $1 billion in free original programming when Apple launches its forthcoming streaming video service, reports CNBC. Similar to the Amazon Channels marketplace, Apple will offer subscription channels for existing OTT services like Hulu and HBO Now through its updated digital TV app. Customers will be able to access all their paid channels through the Apple TV app. Sources say the new app will be available early next year, though Apple has not confirmed the launch date.

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Weekly Subscription News: SoundCloud, Comcast and Conde Nast

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With the Supreme Court nomination hearings and the worst of Hurricane Michael behind us, we bring you this week’s subscription news headlines. This week, Comcast launches X1 Music Week, offering free access to subscription music service Pandora Premium, Tinder fights back against co-founder Sean Rad for his lawsuit, and Wired works on its original, licensed programming line-up for its new OTT channel. Also this week, Forbes tries blockchain, Microsoft’s xCloud service streams Xbox games to just about any device, and SoundCloud loosens the monetization reins a bit.

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Five on Friday: Magazines, Media and Management Changes

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In this weeks Five on Friday, Hearst Magazines makes dozens of leadership and staffing changes, WarnerMedia announces it will launch a direct-to-consumer streaming video service by the end of next year, Squares CFO leaves to become CEO at social media platform Nextdoor, Facebook unveils its $200 video chat camera, and health news site Stat reaches out to big business for additional membership growth.

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AMC Theatres Movie Subscription Grows to Over 400,000 Members

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While MoviePass continues to falter, AMC Theatres’ movie subscription service, AMC Stubs A-List, hits another milestone as it grows to 400,000 members. This represents more than 80 percent of AMC Theatres’ first-year goal and 40 percent of its second-year goal in just over three months’ time. The company launched the movie membership service as part of its customer rewards program this summer, offering AMC Stubs A-List members access to three movies per week for $19.95 a month.

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Walgreens and Birchbox Partner to Expand Reach of Premium Beauty Brands

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In an unlikely partnership, Walgreens and Birchbox are teaming up to offer retail beauty experiences to customers in-store and online. In addition to buying a minority interest in Birchbox, the partnership will help Walgreens bring premium beauty brands to the store, so customers can try before they buy. Initially, 11 Walgreens stores in major U.S. cities will feature Birchbox, starting in December. Birchbox will have dedicated space inside Walgreens stores and feature full-sized hair, skin and makeup products from more than 40 brands as well as Birchbox beauty consultants to help customers with sampling and purchase of products.

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Cengage Settles Lawsuit with Authors over New Unlimited Subscription

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Last week, educational publisher Cengage announced that it had settled a lawsuit filed by textbook authors David Knox and Caroline Schact over a dispute alleging that Cengage’s new unlimited subscription service will dramatically reduce their textbook sales and royalties. The authors were also concerned that there was not an appropriate audit mechanism in place to understand royalty payments under the new compensation system. Knox and Schacht sought class action status for their claim, filed in the Southern District of New York in May. The settlement amount was not disclosed.

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