Last week CBS Corporation posted its second quarter financials, impressing analysts with higher-than-anticipated earnings per share as well as growth in the premium subscription arena. Now with 2 million subscribers across CBS All Access and Showtime OTT, CBS is 25 percent of the way to its goal of 8 million subscribers by 2020.
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This week’s headlines include streaming music, SaaS, mergers and acquisitions, ad blockers and more featuring Verizon, Spotify, Vevo, Time Inc., Rooster Teeth, Unilever and Dollar Shave Club, among others. Here’s what you need to know about subscriptions and memberships.
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Now 21 years old, Angie’s List has seen a lot of losses in its time, but under the leadership of new CEO Scott Durchslag, the company is finally gaining some forward momentum as it reboots its membership model. Following the removal of its paywall and the addition of premium membership tiers, Angie’s List reports net income of $4.8 million in the second quarter of 2016.
Angie’s List Yields Net Income of $4.8 M in Q2 with Membership Reboot Read More »
Yesterday the Guardian Media Group reported record losses of £68.7 Million Loss for its fiscal year ended April 3, 2016. Though digital traffic is up, print and digital revenue are down, as GMG tries to save a sinking ship with a three-year plan. Can cost cutting measures and ad targeting on trending stories help save the Guardian?
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Proctor & Gamble is trying to get in on the direct-to-consumer shopping trend by testing a Tide Pods subscription in Atlanta. Consumers can get Tide Pods delivered right to their door with prices ranging from $16 to $21 per delivery. Will consumers respond favorably when other household good subscription options exist from major retailers?
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Combining two hot business trends, subscriptions and coworking, Toronto entrepreneur David King offers coworking space in underutilized Toronto bars and restaurants. For $50 to $150 a month, members get exclusive access to unique, nontraditional coworking spaces along with free WiFi, free coffee or tea, and free friends.
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Last week Unilever announced it would buy Dollar Shave Club (Dollar Shave Club), a direct-to-consumer male grooming subscription box service. Founded in 2012, Dollar Shave Club provides fresh razor blades on a subscription basis, ranging from $3 (with shipping and handling) to $22 a month. There is also an every-other-month option for subscribers who shave less frequently. In addition to the razor blades, Dollar Shave Club sells shaving products and other male grooming items including…
Unilever Buys Subscription Box Dollar Shave Club for $1 Billion Cash Read More »
Forget the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump, plagiarism and the Kardashian-Swift Snapchat controversies. We’ve got real news you can use with subscriptions scams, SaaS, subscription strategy and more, featuring Pokémon GO, YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, Meredith, Apple and more.
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Last week Apple turned up the heat on the streaming music rivalry, proposing changes to the current, complex songwriting royalty payment structure. The changes could hurt streaming services like Spotify who operate with an ad-supported freemium model. Spotify responds by rolling out programmatic ad-buying in an effort to shift focus toward ad growth.
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Earlier this week Microsoft Corp. posted mixed results for Q4 FY16 and fiscal year 2016, including sizable growth in Office 365 subscriptions, cloud services revenue, Xbox Live usage and Windows 10 adoption. These numbers help secure the company’s success in the cloud computing arena while also providing recurring revenue to fuel future growth.
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