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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!

Dana E. Neuts

The Athletic Raises Another $20 Million to Fuel Further Expansion

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Fall in love with the sports page again,’ says The Athletic, a subscription-only digital sports news startup. Determined to bring quality, in-depth sports coverage back to sports fans, The Athletic has raised another $20 million to continue its expansion, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Athletic’s third funding round was led by Evolution Media. Prior to this round, The Athletic raised $10 million in two previous funding rounds led by Courtside Ventures.

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Subscription Startup Zuora Files for IPO for $100 Million

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Last Friday subscription startup Zuora, Inc. filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Zuora is a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps companies successfully launch and manage their subscription businesses from a central hub. The company will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ZUO.

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Weekly Subscription News: EA, Omaha and App Lessons

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Top ‘o the morning to you on this St. Patrick’s Day! Before you dig into the corned beef and cabbage, feast your eyes on these subscription headlines: YouTube TV increases subscription fees for new subscribers, a payments company will bring 300 new jobs and invest $30 million in a new office in Omaha, and Tubefilter shares lessons learned from the rise and fall of Vero, a new social sharing platform.

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Another Subscription-Based Virtual Reality Platform to Launch This Fall

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Welcome to the Future, says Terra Virtua, in a white paper about virtual reality. If you haven’t heard of Terra Virtua, that’s because they haven’t launched yet, but as of 6:30 p.m. PDT, Terra Virtua’s pre-launch was just 11 days, 7 hours and a handful of minutes away from becoming a reality. The official launch of Terra Virtua is set to occur in September, but VR fans eager to learn more can register now to be the first to hear about the company’s upcoming initial coin offering (ICO).

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Five on Friday: GDPR, Voice Searches and Audience Engagement

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In this weeks Five on Friday, the Upload Engineering blog spells out the pending GDPR regulations for SaaS in simple terms, Business2Community explores how brands will share their message in an age of rampant ad blocking, CJR shares its guide to audience revenue and engagement, CMS Wire offers tips for optimizing voice searches, and PC Magazine reports that using hacked Spotify apps can get you banned from the streaming music service.

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Apple Acquires Subscription-Based Digital Newsstand Texture

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Apple is buying Texture, a subscription-based digital magazine newsstand that gives readers unlimited access to more than 200 magazines a month for just $9.99 a month. Previously called Next Issue, Texture rebranded in 2015. The digital newsstand will continue to operate without any changes. In the deal which should be closing soon, Apple will acquire the company, including Texture employees. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Disney Names New ESPN President as Company Prepares for Launch of ESPN+

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As Disney moves closer to the launch of ESPN+, its new direct-to-consumer streaming subscription product, the company names James Pitaro as president of ESPN and co-chair of the Disney Media Networks. Immediately prior to the promotion, Pitaro was the chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. He replaces acting chair George Bodenheimer, who will stay on as a consultant through year end.

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GateHouse Media to Buy Austin American-Statesman for $47.5M in Cash

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Last week New Media Investment Group, Inc. (NYSE: NEWM), parent company of GateHouse Media, agreed to buy the Austin American-Statesman for $47.5 million in cash. GateHouse is one of the largest publishers of local newspapers in the United States. At year end, GateHouse published 142 daily newspapers, more than 466 community papers and more than 569 local market websites, reaching more than 22 million people each week in 38 states and 565 markets.

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Amazon Prime Pantry Moves to $5 a Month Membership Model

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Soon Amazon’s Prime Pantry customers will have the option to subscribe to a monthly membership rather than pay $5.99 per box of non-perishable household goods, reports CNBC. Instead of the per-box delivery fee for everyday essentials like cereal, snacks and cleaning supplies, members can subscribe to Prime Pantry for $5 a month. Those who don’t want to subscribe will have the option to opt out and pay $8 per box instead.

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Weekly Subscription News: AMC, Autodesk and ‘Andrew Harper’

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In this week’s subscription news headlines, MoviePass hits 1.5 million members, FuboTV adds TV content after partnering with AMC Networks, and Forbes ponders Walmart’s impact on subscription boxes. Also this week, SaaS startup Griddable.io closes an $8 million Series A funding round, Autodesk beats forecasts, and The Athletic raises another $20 million for expansion.

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