This Week’s Subscription Headlines: SaaS, Stories and Streaming

In this week’s subscription news, Amazon attempts to undercut streaming music rivals, Google acquires FameBit to help content creators, the Wall Street Journal is

In this week’s subscription news, Amazon attempts to undercut streaming music rivals, Google acquires FameBit to help content creators, the Wall Street Journal is reorganizing its newsroom and cutting down on ‘flabby stories, and the IAB’s new standards promise to create a major ad shakeup. We’ve got those subscription stories and more featuring Dialogic, Recurly, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and more.

Amazon Undercuts Music Streaming Rivals with Cheap Subscription Launch
ZDNet

Recurly Announces Two Gift Subscription Options
PYMNTS.com

Dialogic Announces ‘Bring Your Own Cloud’ Approach to Software Subscription Plans
PR Newswire

Google Acquires FameBit to Help Content Creators Find Perfect Partners
Media Post: Search Marketing Daily

Wall Street Journal is Reorganization Newsroom and Cutting Down on Flabby Stories
Poynter

New IAB Standards Promise Major Ad Shakeup
Media Post: Publishers Daily

Microsoft vs. Facebook: The Enterprise SaaS War
Seeking Alpha

With Toca TV, the Kids’ Game Maker Moves into Subscription Video
Recode

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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!