This has been a huge news week in the subscription world with Netflix’s acquisition of comic book publisher and producer Millarworld and Google’s offer to buy Snapchat for $30 billion. Also in the headlines this week, FX will offer an ad-free subscription service, the Financial Times returns to the App Store after a six-year break, and the new Time Warner chief says CNN is not for sale. We’re also reading about antitrust concerns over Amazon, Microsoft pushing hardware sales with a device subscription model, and how the pursuit of digital readers broke the New Republic.

FX to Offer $6 Subscription Service, FX+, for Ad-Free Episodes via Comcast
Variety

Financial Times Returns to Apple’s App Store after Six-Year Hiatus
The Wall Street Journal

Incoming Time Warner Chief: CNN Not for Sale
The Hollywood Reporter

You Wouldn’t Believe the Size of FireEye Inc.’s Subscription Sales & Operating Expenses
Motley Fool

Netflix Board Member Says Government Crackdown on Amazon ‘Inevitable’ Due to Massive Size
CNBC

When Silicon Valley Took Over Journalism: Pursuit of Digital Readership Broke the New Republic
The Atlantic

Race to $1 Trillion: Tim Cook, Apple Redefining ‘Winner Take All’
Forbes

Microsoft Pushes Hardware Sales with Device Subscription Model
CIO Dive