Weekly Subscription News: Payments, Pauses and Purges

Featuring Disney, Visa, Mastercard, PepsiCo, TechCrunch and Samsung TV Plus

In the subscription news this week, streaming subscribers have lost access to content purged by Disney+, and Visa and Mastercard are about to make changes customers really won’t like. Also, PepsiCo will invest $175 million in Instacart, TechCrunch acquires StrictlyVC, and the Columbus Dispatch pauses its AI sports writing program.

Disney+ Trashes More Content Following Massive Purge
Inside the Magic

TechCrunch Acquires StrictlyVC
Axios

Visa, Mastercard Are About to Make Changes Customers Really Won’t Like
The Street

PepsiCo to Invest $175 Million in Instacart as Food Brands Digitize
PYMNTS

DTVE Interview: Jennifer Batty, Head of Content Acquisition, Samsung TV Plus
Digital TV Europe

The Texas Tribune’s First-Ever Layoffs Worry the News Industry
Nieman Lab

Americans Growing Anxious as AI Adoption Expands, Pew Research Finds
Engadget

Streaming Services Are Finally Doing the One Thing I’ve Wanted for Years
Tom’s Guide

Columbus Dispatch Pauses AI Sports Writing Program
Axios Columbus

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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!