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Google announced a new licensing program in which it would pay select publishers for high quality content, including text, images, audio and video.
Google Chrome browser extensions are used in spyware attacks, WW shares jump 20% with subscriber growth, eMarketer shares COVID-19 consumer shopping trends
Panera is offering free hot and iced coffee and hot tea all summer to new and existing subscribers to its MyPanera+ coffee subscription program.
Last week Lime expanded its LimePass line-up with three new products to give bike and scooter riders more affordable options for micromobility.
Gannett Media terminates its CEO position, leaving Paul Bascobert without a job, less than a year after joining the company.
Disney Plus will no longer offer free trials to prospective subscribers. Now viewers will have to pay $6.99 up front to access their favorite Disney
Subscription News: YouTube pledges $100M to support Black creators, Dallas Morning News tests reporter promo codes, NBA may put reporters in Disney bubble.
Five on Friday, June 19, 2020: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s 2020 Digital News Report, retweeting responsiby, and new Snapchat features
To try to cut costs, McClatchy announced that it will close seven of its newspaper locations with the intent of opening new locations in 2021.
Just Eat Takeaway.com announced it will acquire food delivery service U.S. based Grubhub for $7.3 billion in an all-stock deal.
