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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!

Dana E. Neuts

Highlights Magazine Reimagines Digital Future with New Subscription App

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Do you remember Highlights magazine – the one your grandparents bought you a subscription to that had Hidden Picture® puzzles, games, riddles, craft ideas and more for kids? That 70-year-old print magazine is reimagining its future digitally, subscription style. Highlights’ new product, Highlights Every Day, is available for iOS and Android for smartphones and tablets and is suitable for kids ages 6 and up.

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News Updates from Ashley Madison, Amazon, Angie’s List & More

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Here’s the latest subscription news on on Ashley Madison, Amazon Prime, Angie’s List, SoundCloud and Piano. Ashley Madison’s in trouble for not wiping data clean as promised, Amazon Prime is now offering monthly payment options, Angie’s List reports a loss for Q1, SoundCloud expands into Europe and Piano announced the launch of Composer.

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Tidal and HBO Score with Beyoncé Exclusive While Spotify Pouts

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This weekend Tidal and HBO scored big with exclusive access to Beyoncé’s new album Lemonade which debuted on HBO Saturday night. The visual album, which Slate describes as “stunning” and “phenomenal,” is available for purchase on iTunes, but fans can only stream Lemonade from Tidal, the premium subscription music service partially owned by Jay Z, Beyoncé’s husband.

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Weekly Subscription News Round-up for April 22

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In this week’s subscription news round-up, we’ve got Amazon rival Jet.com projecting big sales, ad tech ideas from Poynter, how SaaS is bringing B2B marketplaces back, the New York Times’ plans to expand globally, and an email newsletter adding a subscription component. In addition, we’ve got headlines featuring Vindicia, Xstream and Piano.

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BOXO Spills the Beans with New Coffee Subscription Service

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Last week BOXO joined a growing list of subscription box services that deliver coffee beans right to your door, giving subscribers the opportunity to explore coffee from different U.S. roasters. There are currently two plans to choose from, a monthly plan starting at $28.99 and an annual plan starting at $299.99, including shipping. Both plans offer the option to choose two eight-ounce bags or two one-pound bags of coffee beans, and the price increases with the quantity selected. Gift subscriptions are also available.

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Sling TV Puts OTT TV on a Diet with Skinny Bundle

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DISH Network’s Sling TV is putting over-the-top (OTT) TV on a diet with its “skinny bundle.” Launched last week in beta, this new Sling TV package will cost subscribers $20 a month and allow for three simultaneous streams on different devices rather than just one. It can be purchased as a stand-alone streaming service or in conjunction with Sling TV’s single-stream service.The skinny bundle will consist primarily of Fox programming, including content from FOX Broadcasting, FOX Sports, FX, National Geographic, AMC, A&E, Turner, Scripps, EPIX and Univision.

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Skimm Ahead’ with The Skimm’s New Subscription Product for iPhone

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Imagine quitting your day job to create an email newsletter. Fast forward three-and-a-half years and you have more than 3.5 million active subscribers and 12,000 ambassadors sharing your weekday newsletter with their friends and social networks. That’s what happened to Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, the founders of The Skimm, who are now taking their popular email newsletter to the next level – subscriptions!

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Netflix Posts Strong Q1 2016 Results Despite Shareholder Doubts

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Yesterday Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported its first quarter 2016 results, boasting big numbers year-over-year and since the fourth quarter of 2015. Prior to the announcement, however, Netflix stock dropped in anticipation of a $2 price increase that could affect as many as 17 million members starting in May.

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Wyoming Tribune Eagle Erects Paywall 6 Months After Sale

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The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, the state’s second largest daily newspaper, is the latest newspaper to put up a metered paywall. Readers can access 10 free digital articles per month on WyomingNews.com, but must register after the fifth to get the remaining five articles. Prior to the change, online content was free, but in a condensed format. Now everything available in the print edition is also available online.

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Weekly Subscription News Round-up for April 15

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As always, there are some great subscription headlines this week including the news that video won’t save the day, native ads will take over mobile, and publishers continue their search for sustainable monetization opportunities. In addition, we’ve got subscription news featuring Etsy, The New Yorker and Medium.

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