French Regulators Fine Google $593M for Failure to Negotiate with Publishers and News Agencies
Google has been fined $593M by France's Competition Authority for failing to negotiate in good faith with publishers and news agencies.
Weekly Subscription News: Delays, Drama and Direct-to-Consumer
Bloomberg Media tests subscriber-only content; Bally Sports direct-to-consumer estimated to attract 4.4M subscribers & $2B; Google delays cookie removal.
Five on Friday: Digital News, Nacha Rules and Antitrust Cases
In this week’s Five on Friday, Ascend2 shares the results of their customer experience design survey, Twitter opens up applications for Ticketed...
Five on Friday: User Generated Content, Cancellations and Canva
Five on Friday: Senate proposes Unsubscribe Act, 5 Ways to Use Canva, and 3 Strategies for Growing Digital Revenue.
Forbes Launches Lead Generation Subscription Service
Forbes wants to help marketing partners reach their target audiences using Forbes content through the media company’s new lead generation subscription service, Forbes Demand Engine.
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.
Weekly Subscription News: Tools, Talks and Ticketed Spaces
Verizon offers free Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass to unlimited subscribers, The New York Times is in talks to buy The Athletic, Amazon confirms Prime Day will be in June.
Five on Friday: Fundraising, Investigating and Suing
Piano raises $88M, Epic Games and Apple face off in court, CMA looks at auto-renewal practices of anti-virus software companies.
Five on Friday: Media Literacy, Podcast Revenue and Lossless Audio
Apple Music announces lossless audio, IAB said US podcast revenue will be $2B in 2023, and YouTube spends $7M to help journalists and newsrooms start their own channels.
Twitter to Buy Ad-Blocking Service Scroll
Twitter announced they would acquire Scroll, an ad-blocking service that provides a cleaner, more streamlined experience for online readers and publishers.
