Weekly Subscription News: Chaos, Costs and Content

Featuring Mother Jones, BritBox, LSU and CNN

In our subscription news roundup this week, Sheryl Sandberg steps down from Meta, LSU launches a premium content subscription, and BritBox US cuts subscription costs for a limited time. Also, Apple is working on a Buy Now, Pay Later plan, PlayLines launches a play-based learning subscription, and supply chain issues are impacting the magazine industry, including Mother Jones.

Sheryl Sandberg Is Stepping Down from Meta
The New York Times

Microsoft ‘Entra’ Launch Renews Push for Decentralized ID and Cross-Cloud Permissions
GeekWire

LSU Launches ‘LSU Gold,’ a Premium Content Subscription Offering
Awful Announcing

Why Klarna, Block and Affirm Should Worry about Apple’s Buy Now, Pay Later Plan
Fortune

PlayLines Launches a Play-Based Learning Subscription
StreetInsider.com

BritBox US Slashes Subscription Cost for a Limited Time
Cord Busters

The Magazine Supply Chain is in Chaos. Mother Jones Isn’t Immune.
Mother Jones

CNN Cutting Back on Overhyping Everything as ‘Breaking News’
Axios

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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!