Streaming video site Cheddar, the brain-child of former BuzzFeed exec Jon Steinberg, is no longer free. It will now sit behind a paywall. Targeted at millennials, the site is a new video news network focused on covering technology companies like Google, Apple, Netflix and Tesla, as well as innovative products, new technology and services.
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In this week’s subscription news, the New York Times reports a loss, Vimeo acquires VHX, an FTC complaint is filed against magazine subscription scammers, and digital transitions are painful. We’ve got those headlines and more to keep you “in the know.”
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Last month Lands’ End announced it was bringing back its Canvas product line, rebranding it Canvas by Lands’ End. The goal of the revived product line was to reach a younger, more fashion conscious audience. Shortly after the announcement, Lands’ End added an Amazon Prime-like membership feature for Canvas by Lands’ End customers for $50 a month.
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In 2015, Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) made a big push to get its customers to move from its QuickBooks desktop software to its cloud-based SaaS, QuickBooks Online (QBO). To encourage users to make the switch, QuickBooks raised its prices on the software, thinking a monthly subscription of $10 to $25 would be more attractive to customers than an upfront investment of a few hundred dollars. The plan backfired.
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Last Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Medford Division, alleging that dozens of third-party subscription companies have defrauded consumers, including subscribers of the Denver Post, by charging inflated renewal rates. The companies have no relation to the magazines and newspapers they claimed to represent.
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On demand streaming video service Hulu is upping its subscription game by creating a new service that will stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels, reports the Wall Street Journal. This move would set it apart from its biggest on demand competitor, Netflix. Though Hulu has not released details of its plans, the Wall Street Journal says the company is targeting the first quarter of 2017 for launch. Disney-owned channels including ABC, ESPN and the Disney Channel are likely to be a part of the line-up along with the FOX broadcast network, FX and other FOX channels.
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In its latest earnings statement for the period ended March 31, 2016, Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE:P) reported revenue growth in all categories, but a net loss of $57.4 million, compared to $20.9 million for the same period last year. Tim Westergren, Pandora CEO and founder, who replaced Brian McAndrews as CEO earlier this year, commented on Pandora’s first quarter…
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In this week’s subscription headlines, Tidal and HBO score with exclusive access to Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade,’ Time Warner’s Turner appeals to film nerds, the New York Times shuts down print operations in Paris, and Poynter offers its opinion on why Gannett is likely to win its takeover bid of Tribune Publishing.
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Earlier this week Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ending March 26, 2016. While the company reported quarterly revenue of $50.6 billion and net income of $10.5 billion, Apple’s quarterly totals represent a decline year-over-year, the first decline in 13 years, according to The Verge…Unit sales and revenue were down, year-over-year, for iPhones, iPads, and Macs, but revenue for services, which includes apps, media, payments and Apple Music’s nine-month-old subscription streaming music service, was substantially higher ($6 million compared to $5 million).
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Get the popcorn and JuJu Bees ready. Turner Classic Movies is launching its own over-the-top (OTT) subscription TV services this fall, says Variety. Focused solely on feature films, the ad-free movie service will include a rotating selection of more than 1,000 independent, art-house and international films, including “A Hard Day’s Night,” “A Room with a View,” “My Life as a Dog,” and the original “Mad Max,” as well as commentaries and other supplemental content. FilmStruck will be developed and managed by Turner Classic Movies in collaboration with the Criterion Collection.
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