Weekly Subscription News: Apple, Amazon and Applications

In this week’s subscription headlines, Fitbit’s multi-year transformation is testing the patience of investors, the Dutch newsletter platform Revue opens up subscription features, and

In this week’s subscription headlines, Fitbit’s multi-year transformation is testing the patience of investors, the Dutch newsletter platform Revue opens up subscription features, and Apple is ordered to pay a patent troll $500 million in an iMessage case. Also this week, The Seattle Times is making digital subscription growth everyone’s job, Billie secures $6 million in funding, and Netflix banks on the mass appeal of hip-hop in ‘Rapture.’

Fitbit’s Multi-Year Transformation Will Test Investors’ Patience
The Motley Fool

BetterCloud Raises $60M to Keep Your SaaS Applications Secured and Managed in the Cloud
Alley Watch

The Dutch Newsletter Platform, Revue, is Opening Up Subscription Features
Nieman Lab

Apple Ordered to Pay Patent Troll More than $500M in iMessage Case
The Verge

The Seattle Times is Making It Everyone’s Job to Grow Digital Subscribers
Poynter

Startup Subscription Service Billie Secures $6M in Funding Round
Retail Dive

Amazon to Partner with Mobile Operators to Grow Media Services Worldwide
Variety

Netflix Banks on Hip-Hop’s Mass Appeal with ‘Rapture’
NPR

Filed in Business Operations, Business Services, Consumer Services, Entertainment and Streaming, News, Payment Processing, Regulation and Compliance, Revenue and Sales, SaaS and Cloud Services, 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!