Weekly Subscription News Round-up for March 11

In this week’s subscription news headlines, the Toronto Star ups its bets on its tablet app and line forums, Medium works on monetizing its

Ad blocking, monetization and customer experience are in the news week. Here are those and other subscription news headlines for the week, in case you missed them.

Toronto Star Publisher Ups Bets on Tablet App, Online Forums
Reuters

Do You Measure Your Customer Experience?
Ad Age

Medium Readying Monetization Effort
Media Post

New York Times Reinvents Page One & It’s Better Than Print
Newsonomics for Nieman Lab

Angie’s List Abandons Membership Model in Favor of Tiered Subscriptions
Subscription Insider

Facebook Announces WordPress Plugin That Lets Publishers Easily Create Instant Articles
NiemanLab

Google AMP is also a Mobile Ads Revolution
Monday Note

Jay Z’s Tidal Hit with Next Wave of Class-Action Lawsuits Subscription Insider

IAB Creates Guide for Publishers to Combat Ad Blocking Advertising Age

Taboola is Launching a Tool to Tell Publishers if Facebook or Google Earns Them More Money Business Insider

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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!