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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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Meta SaaS Raises $1.5 Million in Seed Funding, Led by Mark Cuban

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Last week Meta SaaS, a SaaS management tool for small and medium businesses, announced it has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Mark Cuban of Shark Tank fame. Additional investors in this funding round include Barracuda Networks, data.world, Brett Hurt of Bazaarvoice, Capital Factor and Deep Space Ventures. Start-up Meta SaaS, which operates under a subscription model, helps companies identify and manage their SaaS subscriptions and licenses that are un- or underutilized.

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Five on Friday: Amazon, Ad Fraud, Appcues and Acquisitions

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In this weeks edition of Five on Friday, LinkedIn reports its top 50 U.S. companies, Marketing Week shares the high cost of ad fraud, Brand 24 offers 8 fabulous tools for SaaS companies and entrepreneurs to track analytics and improve productivity and user experience, First Data announces its acquisition of CardConnect and Hubspot explains how sales reps can use Facebook to reach prospects.

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Online Razor Wars Heat Up as Schick Launches Razor Subscription

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Last week the online razor wars got more heated when Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) announced the launch of Schick Hydro, an online subscription service for razor blade refills that fit their own Schick Hydro razor as well as Schick Hydro Connect refills which fit Gillette Fusion and Mach3 handles. Schick is the latest entrant to the razor subscription market, following in the footsteps of Gillette, Harry’s and the Dollar Shave Club, purchased by Unilever last summer. Initially, the Schick Hydro Connect refills will only be available online.

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Syndicated Radio Network ‘Music of Your Life’ Launches Subscription

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Last week syndicated music radio network Music of Your Life, Inc. announced it was launching a commercial-free premium subscription for listeners. Following a one-month free trial, for $5 a month, subscribers will get the Music of Your Life AM and FM simulcast, featuring rock, country, jazz, pop hits, podcasts and more. The premium subscription will also offer live concerts streamed from Los Angeles area venues like The Canyon, The Saban, The Rose and The Libbey.

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Cox Automotive and Holman Enterprises Launch Flexdrive

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Cox Automotive who publishes Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, formed a joint venture with Holman Enterprises, an international automotive services company, to launch Flexdrive, a vehicle subscription and services platform that allows car dealerships to offer subscriptions in addition to traditional buying and leasing. Using the Flexdrive mobile app, consumers can subscribe to a car within minutes without having to worry about insurance, vehicle maintenance or roadside assistance. Subscribers can change vehicles at any time, based on availability.

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Kids’ Activity Membership Program KidPass Raises $5.1 Million

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A year and a half after launch, KidPass, a monthly kids’ activity membership program based in New York City, announced they raised $5.1 million in Series A funding led by Javelin Venture Partners. New and existing investors including CoVenture, Y Combinator, TIA Ventures, Bionic Fund, Cocoon Ignite Ventures and FJ Labs also participated in the latest funding round. KidPass said that Jed Katz, managing director at Javelin, and Rachel Jarrett, president of Zola, would join the board of directors.

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This Week’s Subscription News: Net Neutrality, News and New Features

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In this week’s subscription news, Google adds new features to Play Store app subscription models, Real Simple gets a refresh, and Amazon launches 40 subscription TV channels on Prime Video. Also this week, we’re reading about the FCC’s bid to end net neutrality rules, EU Parliament approving cross-border online paid content, and Medium letting readers listen to the best content through audio stories.

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Microsoft’s Much Awaited Xbox Game Pass Will Launch on June 1

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On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that its new Xbox One game subscription service Game Pass will launch in 31 markets on June 1. Xbox Live Gold subscribers received early access as of May 24. Subscribers will get unlimited downloads and play of more than 100 Xbox One and 360 backward compatible games, including Halo 5 Guardians, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, BioShock Infinite, Fable III and NBA 2K16, for $9.99 a month, following a 14-day free trial. Xbox will add new games to the catalog monthly.

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Five on Friday: Stellar Career Advice, Killer Email Lists and SEO Tips

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In this weeks Five on Friday, Business Insider shares stellar career advice from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in one sentence, Marketing Profs gives seven tips for building a killer email list, Entrepreneur magazine offers 9 SEO tips to help you rank in Google, and Vindicia provides three great tips to help you focus your online marketing and eliminate subscription churn. Also this week, weve scouted out some top subscription jobs if youre looking for your next opportunity!

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Scribd Adds Newspapers to Subscription Reading Service

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All-you-can-read subscription service Scribd is evolving once again, adding newspaper content including articles from The New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, NPR and ProPublica, reports Publishers Weekly. Scribd is not, however, changing its pricing. Subscribers will still pay $8.99 a month for access to three books, one audiobook and unlimited access to select magazines, news articles and documents, following a 30-day free trial. Scribd does not plan to offer breaking news, but it will focus on national and international stories, particularly longform, evergreen content curated by former journalists.

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