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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!

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CBS Announces Revenue Dip But Expects a Stellar 2016

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Earlier this week CBS released its third quarter earnings report, where revenue was down, but net earnings from continuing operations and operating income were up, year-over-year. Sumner Redstone, executive chairman for CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS), puts the quarter in the win column though. “Thanks to the strength of our great content, CBS continues to have a winning hand. Les and his team are capitalizing on all of the opportunities before us, and I’m confident…

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5 Things The Boston Globe Did Right When Launching STAT, a Health & Life-Sciences News Site

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On Wednesday, Boston Globe owner John W. Henry announced the official launch of STAT, an online news outlet focusing on health and life-sciences, including science research and development, medicine, and biotechnology. The site will also feature columnists like Ed Silverman of Pharmalot fame and Carl Zimmer who writes Science Happens! “Over the coming decades, many of the most important stories in the world will come out of life sciences. Our mission is to uncover and the…

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Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Nov. 6

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Napster relaunches as a subscription, Amazon abandons its roots, and The Sun drops its paywall. Get those headlines as well as news on short-form subscriptions, content paywalls, millennial women, streaming music, ad blocking, brick and mortar stores and more.

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PayPal Posts Solid, Solo Quarter with Record Revenue of $2.26B

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Last week PayPal reported record revenue of $2.26 billion and an addition of 4 million new users for the third quarter of 2015, ending September 30, 2015. This was PayPal’s first solo earnings report since splitting from eBay in July. In the company’s press release, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) said it “gained market share, expanded its customer base, deepened engagement with merchants and consumers and delivered on its financial commitments.” Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal,…

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Amazon Pulls Apple TV Products, Launches Brick-and-Mortar Store

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Far be it for a week to go by without Amazon making headlines. The latest Amazon news – Amazon pulled all Apple TV and Google Chromecast products from its online retail store, including third-party retailers. Amazon did this the same day as the official launch of the new Apple TV. Not a coincidence. In fact, Business Insider says that if you search for Apple TV or Google Chromecast on Amazon.com, the site will recommend Amazon Fire…

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The Sun to Abandon Paywall and Two Apps Nov. 30

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Last week the British tabloid The Sun announced that it is bringing down its paywall and abandoning its Sun Mobile and Sun Goals apps, effective November 30. The Sun’s websites (U.K., Irish and Scottish editions) will now be free. Owned by News UK, a subsidiary of the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp., The Sun will continue its Sun Classic app, a digital replica of the daily print edition of The Sun, which is available to subscribers for…

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Housefax Launches Housefax Pro, a Subscription Service for Home History Reports

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Last week Housefax announced the pending launch of Housefax Pro, a subscription service for Home History Reports, says Inman. With a subscription, real estate agents can get unlimited Home History Reports for a monthly subscription fee, ranging from $89 to $469 per month. The subscription service is expected to launch next Monday, November 9. The Home History Reports provide an assessment of a home’s condition to real estate professionals, home inspectors, and home buyers and…

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Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Oct. 30

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Launches, layoffs, love connections and Lena Dunham are all in the subscription news headlines this week. Get those headlines as well as SaaS news, acquisitions, programmatic advertising, Disney’s digital subscription launch and more right here on Subscription Insider.

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Time Inc. Buys xoJane and xoVain to Expand Reach to Millennial Women

Business Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions, News /

Time Inc. announced its purchase of xoJane and xoVain from Say Media earlier this week. With an audience of 10 million readers per month, xoJane and xoVain target millennial women. The social-first sites offer a blend of editorial and user-generated content, including advice about sex, beauty, fashion, entertainment, wellness, how-tos and it-happened-to-me stories. “We are excited to welcome Jane and the xo community to the Time Inc. family,” said Time Inc. EVP Evelyn Webster in the…

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Aviation Subscriptions Are Taking Off

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For business travelers, traditional airline travel can be a hassle. It’s costly, time consuming, and sometimes downright miserable. But is necessary for corporate leaders, business executives, managers and sales staff to get from A to B quickly and with as little fuss as possible. That’s where aviation memberships and subscriptions come in – and they are taking off! On Monday, for example, the New York Times reported on Rise, a subscription membership service that flies between…

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