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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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Time Inc. Reports $4 Million Revenue Dip as It Reorganizes, Cuts Staff

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Time Inc. reports growing pains with its second quarter financials for the year. Total revenue only dropped $4 million, while digital advertising revenue soared and print advertising, subscription and newsstand revenues dropped. The Q2 financials come just weeks after Time Inc. announced a major realignment within the company which will include the loss of more than 100 jobs. Are these changes too little too late, or can Time Inc. still turn the ship around?

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WWE Scores Another Takedown with Record Revenue & Subscribers in Q2

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The results are in, and WWE reports another hard-fought quarter with record revenue growth of 32 percent and an all-time high for subscriptions. Part of WWE’s second quarter success stems from the airing of WrestleMania during the second quarter this year, compared to the first quarter in 2015, but WWE is doing other things right. It is growing internationally, reducing subscriber churn and growing its unique programming schedule, attracting and retaining new subscribers.

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Got A Spare Billion? Streaming Music Service SoundCloud Is For Sale

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Rumor has it that Berlin-based SoundCloud is shopping around, looking for a buyer willing to drop $1 billion on a streaming music service that is valued in the $700 million range. Is a sale at $1 billion even likely? More importantly, will a sale save SoundCloud from its financial and competitive woes?

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DISH Reports Q2 Financials: Revenue is Up, but Subscribers are Down

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DISH Network, the fourth largest pay-TV provider, reported its second quarter financials, revealing higher net income and slightly higher subscription-related revenue, but overall, declining subscriber numbers. We’ve got second quarter highlights, including detailed subscriber information, to show you exactly where DISH stands.

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This Week’s Headlines: OTT, Bitcoin, Paywalls, Cloud Services and more

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This has been an exciting week in the subscription world, particularly as companies with mixed revenue models release their second quarter earnings statements for 2016. We’ve reported on Amazon and CBS who are both experiencing growth with their streaming video subscription services. In other headlines, you’ll learn how the Tinder dating app stays on top, what to watch for when selecting a SaaS vendor, and the latest on the ad-blocking scene as a follow-up to our recent “State of Ad Blocking 2016” report.

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Time Warner Buys 10 Percent Stake in Hulu for $583 Million

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Time Warner buys a 10 percent stake in Hulu for $583 million, becoming a part owner along with Disney, Comcast NBCUniversal and Fox. The investment will help Hulu to finance and support its new live-streaming TV service set to launch next year. The deal does not, however, give Time Warner at seat at the Hulu board of directors’ table.

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New York Times Gains Digital Subscribers but Reports Loss for Q2

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Last week The New York Times reported its second quarter financials for 2016. While the newspaper added 51,000 digital subscribers during the quarter, it also reported a net loss of $500,000 and a decline in total revenue of 3 percent. The Times is experiencing some growing pains as it tries to grow revenue while cutting costs, but is any of it working?

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Microsoft to Cut 2,850 Jobs in Smartphone Hardware and Sales

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As Microsoft shifts its strategy to focus on cloud services and subscription-based products, Microsoft plans to cut an additional 2,850 jobs in the company’s smartphone hardware business and global sales. The layoffs will cost the company approximately $950 million, including $200 million in severance payments.

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Amazon Posts Largest Q2 Profit Ever and Huge Growth for Cloud Services

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Last week Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) posted its second quarter financials, reporting huge gains in net income, net sales and revenue from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Second quarter highlights include: Net income was $857 million, compared to $92 million for the same period last year. Net sales totaled $30.4 billion, a 31 percent increase for the same period last year. According to Yahoo Finance, analysts estimated $29.54 billion in revenue. Operating income was $1.3 billion, compared to $464 million…

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State of Ad Blocking 2016: What Publishers Need to Know

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As ad blocking usage continues to grow, publishers and organizations like the Newspaper Association of America are turning up the heat, to fight against companies like Adblock Plus, Brave and Optimal who threaten their livelihood. As ad revenue declines because of ad blocking, publishers like Axel Springer are waging court battles abroad to fight against unfair competition and business practices, while in the U.S., the NAA takes their complaint to the NAA.The growth of mobile ad blocking escalates the problem, particularly for mixed revenue business models. In this report, we’ve got the latest ad blocking news with exclusive commentary from NAA and Adblock Plus.

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