Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Dec. 11

It wouldn’t be a full week without news from Amazon, Apple and the New York Times, would it? They’re all in the news this

It wouldn’t be a full week without news from Amazon, Apple and the New York Times, would it? They’re all in the news this week along with a 2015 rundown of payments, subscription companies in California in trouble, and more on ad-blocking. Those headlines and more:

Amazon Adds Showtime and Starz to Prime Streaming Subscription Plan
LA Times

The A, B, Cs of Payments 2015 (first in a series)
PYMTS.com

PCG Signs Agreements with Three New Publishers
Digital Book World

California Consumers Suing Subscription Companies Over Auto-Renewal Law
Subscription Insider

Spotify Reportedly Testing Subscription-Only Tracks
Engadget

New York Times is Developing New Lifestyle Verticals, Including Movies-and-TV Product Ad Age

Publishers Balk as Twitter Removes Share Counts
Subscription Insider

HubSpot Attains a 52-Week High on Solid Momentum
Zacks

The Next Wave of Ad Blocking is Arriving, Slowly
Poynter

Apple Updates Its News App to Make It More Like a…Newspaper
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~ The Subscription Insider Team

Filed in Auto-renew Subscription, Business Media and Publishing, Business Strategy, Consumer Services, Entertainment and Streaming, Industry Announcements, News, Payment Processing, Regulation and Compliance, Subscription Apps

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!