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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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FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Rules

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In a controversial move last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality, voting to overturn what it called heavy-handed, unnecessary governmental oversight over internet service providers. Net neutrality was enacted under the Obama administration in 2015 to impose fairness and openness across the internet, prohibiting ISPs from blocking or slowing down certain websites or providing preferential treatment to companies willing to pay for premium access or service.

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Weekly Subscription News: Data, Deals and Disney

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As the holidays draw closer, the subscription economy is abuzz with discounted products and services, promotional offers and plans for the New Year. Here are other subscription stories in the news this week: Time Warner’s HBO hits its highest quarterly growth in 13 years, the Android Guys say Google’s Play Store will win the battle of the app store, and data reveals that publishers are buying more facetime on Facebook. We’re also reading about taxing Netflix, profitability for Spotify and ThredUp subscription boxes.

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Five on Friday: Meal Kits for Dogs, First Click Free and News Subscribers

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In this weeks Five on Friday, Pet Product News explains the growing trend of high-quality, direct-to-consumer pet food subscriptions, the American Press Institute reports on the three types of news subscribers, 2Checkout, formerly Avangate, shares features and updates included in its winter 2017 software release, Marketing Land discusses why the end of Googles First Click Free policy will give publishers the ability to regain control of monetization strategies, and Admiral releases new self-serve plans and a platform for adblocking revenue recovery.

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Patreon Rethinks New Fee Structure After Creators Balk

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We messed up.’ That was Patreon CEO Jack Conte’s response to creators who balked after the company announced new changes to their fee structure last week which, creators said, would result in the loss of patrons who make small contributions. Under the new fee structure, Patreon planned to replace its existing 5 percent cut plus third-party payment processing fees with a 2.9 percent fee structure plus a $0.35 fee per pledge to be passed on to patrons, effective December 18.

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T-Mobile to Acquire Layer3 TV and Launch Online TV Service in 2018

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Yesterday T-Mobile president and CEO John Legere announced that T-Mobile is going to ‘un-carrier’ TV in 2018, the company’s next phase in its mobile video strategy. According to the announcement, the Bellevue, Washington-based wireless carrier has agreed to acquire TV technology company Layer3TV, Inc. and work with them to create a disruptive, new online TV service for T-Mobile.

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Developers Get Access to New Subscription Features in App Store

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Apple might not have been wearing a red velvet, fur-lined suit, but on Monday the tech giant played Santa Claus, giving developers access to new subscription features in the App Store. The new features include introductory pricing and limited-time free trials on auto-renewable app subscriptions, reports Apple Insider. The goal is to help developers attract – and keep – new customers.

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JCPenney Partners with Bombfell for Big & Tall Men’s Subscription Box

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JCPenney is leveraging its big and tall customer base in partnership with Bombfell to create a subscription box for men called the Big & Tall Box, reports The Dallas News. Similar to Stitch Fix and Nordstrom’s Trunk Club, JCPenney’s new subscription service helps men create everything from office attire and polished looks to activewear and casual clothes with the assistance of a personal stylist. The companies have not disclosed the terms of their partnership.

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GateHouse Media to Buy The Boston Herald for $4.5 Million in Cash

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On Friday, Boston Herald publisher Patrick J. Purcell told staff that GateHouse Media LLC would acquire The Herald and its assets for $4.5 million in cash, subject to court approval. To maximize the company’s value, Boston Herald Inc. (BHI) filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to maximize the company’s value.

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Five on Friday: Ad Blocking, Fraud Prevention and Postal Rates

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In this weeks Five on Friday, IoT for All explores six key factors when considering the subscription model, Verifi offers tips for merchants to identify fraud and prevent chargebacks, SIIA breaks the news that regulators have proposed significant rate increases to postal rates (ouch!), the CMO Club and Conversant share ways to win customers with technology, and, in ad blocking news, Ars Technica tells us about Google Chromes plans to block auto-play videos in January 2018.

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Cengage Makes College Textbooks More Affordable Through Subscriptions

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Education and technology company Cengage is hopping on the subscription bandwagon with Cengage Unlimited, providing college students with unlimited, all-you-can-learn, on demand access to educational materials. Launching in the summer of 2018, the digital subscription gives students access to a library of more than 20,000 eBooks and 2,300 digital learning products across 70 disciplines and more than 675 courses, plus online homework and study tools, for $119.99 per semester.

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