Weekly Subscription News: Acquisitions, Funding and Growth

Featuring Quartz, Chargebee, Quibi, GoPro and Roku

In this week’s subscription headlines, Quartz is up for sale, just two years after Atlantic Media sold it to Uzabase, Chargebee raises $55 million in Series F funding to grow internationally, and Bloomberg Media is hoping to grow its six-figure subscriber base with a new OTT campaign. Also, GoPro has more than 500K paid subscribers, AMC+ has revealed horror content in a subscription bundle, and Petco launches a new subscription, Vital Care, for pet owners.

Quartz Up for Sale Just Two Years After It Was Sold by Atlantic Media
New York Post

Chargebee Raises $55M Series F Funding to Expand Footprint in International Markets
Entrepreneur

Bloomberg Media Aims to Grow Its Six-figure Subscriber Base through New OTT Campaign
Digiday

AMC+ Reveals Horror Content Available in Subscription Bundle
Broadway World

GoPro Paid Subscribers Race Past 500K; Drives Online Sales
Seeking Alpha

Roku Just Partnered with Its Biggest Competitor – Amazon Fire TV
The Motley Fool

Quibi Approached Apple About an Acquisition; Eddy Cue Wasn’t Interested
9to5Mac

Petco Offers Pet Owners New Subscription Option – Vital Care
PYMNTS.com

Filed in Auto-renew Subscription, Business Services, Consumer Services, Entertainment and Streaming, FInance, Magazines, Mergers and Acquisitions, Metered Subscription

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!