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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!

Dana E. Neuts

WIRED to Ad Blockers: Whitelist Us or Pay Up

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Last week WIRED announced a bold plan to block ad blockers and to hopefully convert WIRED.com readers into paying customers. WIRED will offer ad blocker users two options: 1) whitelist the website so ads can be shown, or 2) subscribe to an ad-free version of WIRED.com for $3.99 a month, or $1 a week. For those who choose the whitelist option, WIRED promises to keep the ads “polite” and will only present standard display ads.

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WWE Boasts Strong Q4 Financials and Record Revenue for 2015

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Last week WWE reported its fourth quarter and year end 2015 financials, touting a strong quarter and record revenue for the year. While WWE (NYSE: WWE) posted a $1.2 million loss for the quarter, it ended 2015 in the black with net income of $24.1 million, a significant improvement over its $30.1 million loss for the year 2014.

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Opera Apps Club Launches Subscription Service for Premium Android Downloads

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Last week Opera announced the global launch of Opera Apps Club, a subscription-based “all you can download” service for premium Android apps. In its announcement, Opera said this new model, which is highly customizable, lets app developers reach a new audience of mobile users, particularly in markets where credit and debit card penetration is low. “With these markets in mind, it has no need for credit cards, providing carrier billing for 100% of its addressable users,” says…

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Newsweek (Partially) Brings Down Paywall, Making Most Content Free

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Last week Newsweek brought down its paywall, making most of its content, including web stories and cover stories, free. The site still has a metered paywall, but only magazine stories are counted against the five-article limit. According to Newsweek’s announcement, “this change will radically reduce the number of readers encountering the paywall.” Newsweek subscribers will have exclusive access to the magazine’s current issue, except for the cover story. The remainder of the stories will go live…

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Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Feb. 12

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Year-end financials are beginning to roll out, so there is a lot of subscription news in this week’s headlines. In addition, Wired is offering a subscription option to users of ad blockers, HBO Now is seeing some growth less than a year in, and you can subscribe to an “all you can download” apps subscription club. Other featured topics include SaaS, native ads, cost cutting and one-click checkout

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World of Warcraft Movie Could Attract a New Wave of Subscribers

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In June, Blizzard Entertainment will release “Warcraft: The Beginning,” a movie based on World of Warcraft (WoW), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, and the developer is hoping it will attract a new wave of subscribers to the popular game, reports Master Herald. In fact, to build up excitement for the movie and the game, Blizzard Entertainment is considering giving away WoW expansions with the Ultimate Movie Edition.

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LinkedIn Stock Plunges after 2015 Q4 and Year-End Results Announced

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Last Thursday LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) reported its fourth quarter and year-end 2015 results. Though LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner called it a “strong quarter” and a “successful year of growth and innovation,” investors didn’t agree. In fact, LinkedIn stock took a nosedive the following morning, with share prices dropping more than 40%, reducing the company’s value by $10 billion, according to CNBC. In its earnings statement last week, the professional social media platform reported total Q4 revenue of…

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Condé Nast and Hearst Create PubWorx to Consolidate and Share Resources

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Rival publishers Condé Nast and Hearst Magazines are teaming up to create PubWorx, an independent company that will handle production, procurement and circulation management for both companies, and a range of custom products and services to third parties. According to the official announcement, client services will include procurement, production and circulation management.

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Microsoft Delivers Solid Performance for FY16 Q2

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During its January 28, 2016 earnings call, Microsoft reported solid performance and growth in key areas for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, which ended December 31, 2015. Highlights run the gamut including widespread adoption of Windows 10, doubling the number of cloud users, and growing the number of Xbox Live users to an all-time high. Other highlights include…

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New York Times Q4: $87.7 Million Profit, 53K New Digital Subscribers

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Last week the New York Times reported its fourth quarter earnings for 2015. Top highlights for the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) include an operating profit of $87.7 million, compared to $62.4 million year over year, and the addition of 53,000 new paid digital-only subscribers, a 20% increase year over year. “We ended the year with a solid quarter, with strong growth in adjusted operating profit and digital advertising and consumer revenue, and the addition of…

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