Weekly Subscription News: DTC, Micro-membership and Major Relaunch

Disney+ wasnt the only subscription service making headlines this week. Dropbox topped revenue and profit expectations, Bustle eliminated longtime editors and staff to prepare

Disney+ wasnt the only subscription service making headlines this week. Dropbox topped revenue and profit expectations, Bustle eliminated longtime editors and staff to prepare for a major site relaunch, and NBA TV launched its own direct-to-consumer subscription video service. Also this week, Esquire is trying a micro-membership model, RingCentral stock is growing, and Apples CEO is hinting at a major business model change.

NBCU Wants to Bring the E-commerce Model to TV
The Drum

Dropbox Tops Revenue, Profit Estimates on Higher Subscriber Additions
The New York Times

Bustle Eliminates Longtime Editors, Staffers in Preparation for Major Site Relaunch Next Year
Tubefilter

NBA TV Launches Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Service
Arena Digest

How Esquire is Trying a Micro-membership Model around Charles Pierce
Digiday

RingCentral Stock Is Climbing After Earnings and Guidance Top Expectations
Barrons

Adobe, NYT, Twitter Team to Authenticate Digital Content ‘Attribution’
Publishers Daily

Apple’s CEO Hints at a Major Business Model Change
The Motley Fool

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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!