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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!

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Nikkei to Buy FT Group for £844M

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Yesterday the Financial Times announced that Nikkei, Japan’s largest media company, will buy FT Group, for £844M. The FT Group, which includes the Financial Times, FT.com and other titles, is being sold by Pearson, a UK-based company that has owned the FT group for 58 years. Axel Springer was also considering the purchase, but it announced yesterday that it was not going to buy the newspaper group. The deal, which is expected to close by the…

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Subscription News Round-up

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There are some big developments in the subscription world this past week, including everything from antitrust violations against Amazon and Apple to PayPal going solo, far surpassing its former partner eBay. Here are those headlines and others you might have missed: TheSkimm relies on readers for audience development Digiday The Financial Times is up for sale Bloomberg Business PayPal Already Worth Billions More than eBay Venture Beat Amazon and Apple Get Tagged for Antitrust Violations Subscription Insider Use 4 Senses in Your Customer Experience…

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YouTube Ad-Free Subscription Service to Launch by Year End

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Earlier this year Google announced that it is working on an ad-free streaming video subscription service to capitalize on the popularity of YouTube. To date though, we’ve heard little about what that service will be and how it will differ from OTT TV services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now and Dish’s Sling TV. Bloomberg Business revealed new insight into Google’s plans on Monday. According to the Bloomberg article, at this point, 90% of the content will…

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Amazon and Apple Get Tagged for Antitrust Violations

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Amazon is riding high on the success of its first ever Prime Day, celebrating its 20th year in business. Amazon’s triumph may be short-lived, however, says the New York Times. At the request of the Authors Guild, the American Booksellers Association, the Association of Authors’ Representatives and Authors United, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Amazon for possible antitrust violations. According to The Times, Douglas Preston, a Hachette writer who leads Authors United, started the…

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Hulu Explores Ad-Free Streaming Video Subscription

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Hulu is exploring an ad-free option for subscribers, said the Wall Street Journal last week. The on-demand video streaming subscription service currently includes ads in both its free and premium subscription packages. Currently, subscribers of the premium package, previously called Hulu Plus, see “a modest amount of advertising during normal commercial breaks.” According to the Wall Street Journal, Hulu will offer an ad-free option to compete with on-demand video rivals like Netflix and Amazon Prime. For…

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WSJ Cancels Live Broadcasts in Favor of On Demand Video

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At first glance, WSJ app users may only notice the name and logo change. What was once WSJ Live is now WSJ Video, reports Nieman Lab. Why? The Wall Street Journal is adapting its video strategy. This shift follows a May announcement that the Journal was canceling live digital broadcasts at 8:30 am, 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Among the shows being canceled is WSJ Live’s News Hub, a five-year old news program hosted by…

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Comcast Cuts the Cord, Sort of, with OTT TV

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Comcast is trying to get in on the over-the-top (OTT) TV game, bringing TV to viewers online instead of through their cable box. They won’t be the first, of course. Netflix, Hulu, Dish, HBO and a host of others beat them to the punch, setting off a cord cutting revolution among millennials and others who don’t want to overpay for a bloated package of channels they don’t watch. Wanting in on the action, Comcast is launching Stream,…

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Subscription News Round-up

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In this week’s subscription headlines, you’ll read about coffee subscriptions, Facebook Instant Articles and YouTube’s failure to launch. You’ll also get tips and ideas for growing a subscription business! The New Rules of Paid Content Folio Magazine Facebook Instant Articles Just Don’t Add up for Publishers MIT Technology Review What Ever Happened to that YouTube Subscription Service? The Motley Fool Three Essentials for Building a Cloud Subscription Business Sys-Con Media Streaming Video Now Accounts for 28% of All TV Watching Subscription Insider What Are They Thinking?…

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Washington Post Tests New App on Apple Devices

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Last week The Washington Post expanded its new app to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Designed specifically to attract new national and international readers, the new app features a strong news design, better navigation and bold visuals, according to a press release about the launch. “We attempted to do something revolutionary with this experience,” said Cory Haik, executive producer and senior editor of Digital for The Washington Post. “Our goal was to attract people across the…

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Coffee Lovers Support 170+ NYC Independent Coffee Shops with CUPS Subscription

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Move over Starbucks. CUPS is a worthy rival in New York City! The year-old start-up wants to meet the needs of coffee lovers and independent coffee shops with a pre-paid subscription, ranging from $11 to $120 per month. There are now 170 independent coffee shops in New York City participating in the CUPS program, reports TechCrunch. Here’s how it works. Coffee and tea lovers download the CUPS app from the App Store or Google Play. After…

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