Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Oct. 2

Axel Springer acquires a majority stake in Business Insider, Comcast launches Watchable, and Millennials are paying for content – wait, what?!! We’ve got those

Axel Springer acquires a majority stake in Business Insider, Comcast launches Watchable, and Millennials are paying for content – wait, what?!! We’ve got those headlines and more for you right here:

Zuora Ignites Subscription Economy in Japan
MarketWatch

Kate Hudson Clothing Website Investigated for Allegedly Tricking Customers into Subscriptions
TechTimes

Axel Springer Buys Majority Stake in Business Insider for $343 Million
Subscription Insider

4 Qualities of a Killer SaaS Company Homepage
Business 2 Community

After Oyster, What’s Next for Ebook Subscriptions?
Publishers Weekly

4 Big Lessons from The Huffington Post’s Redesign
Digiday

NBC Jumps on the OTT TV Bandwagon with Roku App
Subscription Insider

With Subscription Snacks, Entrepreneurs Think Inside the Box
New York Times

Comcast Launches Watchable: Can Web Video Help Save Cable?
Variety

How Millennials Get News: Paying for Content
American Press Institute

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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!