Amazon Settles with FTC for $61.7M for Unpaid Driver Tips
Amazon has agreed to settle an administrative complaint by the FTC for $61.7M to pay drivers for tips.
Paramount+ Launches Ad-Supported Plan for $4.99 a Month
Earlier this week, Paramount+ launched an ad-supported streaming tier for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year.
Five on Friday: Creator Revenue, Internet Outages and Antitrust
Facebook won't take a cut of creator revenue till 2023; Google fights back against antitrust allegations; and Pres. Biden reverses TikTok and WeChat bans.
Twitter Blue Subscription Now Live in Canada and Australia
Twitter Blue, Twitter's first paid subscription service, is now live in Canada and Australia as an in-app purchase on iOS.
MoviePass Agrees to Settle with FTC Over Deceptive Business Practices
The FTC announced Monday that MoviePass, its parent company and principals agreed to an administrative settlement due to their deceptive business practices.
Gray TV Ups Bid for Meredith’s Broadcast Business to $2.825 Billion
Gray TV upped its bid to buy Meredith's broadcast TV business from $2.7 billion to $2.825 billion when a competitor offered an unsolicited bid.
Amazon to Host Prime Day 2021 A Month Early – June 21-22
Amazon is hosting Prime Day 2021 on June 21-22, a month earlier than usual. They are kicking off the event with a 3-part music spectacular.
Weekly Subscription News June 5: Winners, Waiting and Safe-for-Work
Beachbody reports revenue gain ahead of merger, Apple delays launch of Podcasts Subscription, and Headspace to launch podcast channel and sleep subscription.
Twitter Launches Weather News Subscription Service for $10 a Month
Twitter officially dips its toe into the subscription waters, launching 'Tomorrow,' a paid weather news service for $10 a month.
Five on Friday: Subscription Practices, Paywalls and Postal Rates
Five on Friday, June 4, 2021: postal rate increases, updates on WarnerMedia and Reuters and top subscription jobs.
