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Sports Illustrated launches premium memberships, Ordslip & DoorDash partner for on-demand delivery and Spotify considers a la carte payments.
Substack welcomes newsletter competition, Word Press’s parent buys content analytics platform Parse.ly, and Comcast holds off on data caps.
Disney+ will launch ad-free bundle, Apple & Facebook trade barbs over business models, & Sports Illustrated will put up paywall for premium content.
HD Media sues Facebook & Google for ad dominance, AMC Theatres raises $917 million to keep going, and Vimeo is valued at over $5 billion.
In streaming audio platform Spotify’s fourth quarter financials, the company reported 155 million premium subscribers, a 24% increase.
Amazon reported its Q4 and full year 2020 financials, with 38% growth in net sales for the year. Also, Jeff Bezos will step down in
Just nine months after its April 2020 launch, ad-supported streaming video subscription service Peacock hits 33 million sign-ups.
Newspaper groups join lawsuit to fight postage price hikes, Element Partners buys World Poker Tour, and Mindbody launches subscription fitness app.
Plex is launching Plex Arcade, a retro video game subscription service featuring classic Atari games like Centipede, Avalanche and Sky Diver.
Peacock is beefing up its content catalogs, Digital Entertainment Group shares 2020 streaming stats, and Apple reports Q1 FY2021 financials.
