Weekly Subscription News: AT&T, Uber and Electric Vehicles

In this weeks subscription headlines, weve got everything from operational failures to technology wins for publishers. Here are few of the weeks highlights: Rent

In this weeks subscription headlines, weve got everything from operational failures to technology wins for publishers. Here are few of the weeks highlights: Rent the Runway stopped accepting new subscribers because of warehouse issues and delayed orders, YouTube Music replaces Google Play Music on Android devices, and GateHouse and Gannett passed a key regulatory hurdle. Also this week, Uber is adding more services, AT&T vows to hang onto DirecTV despite subscriber losses, and Rachael Ray Everyday is going to a quarterly, newsstand-only magazine.

Vice Media to Buy Digital Publisher Refinery29
Reuters

YouTube Music Will Now Come Pre-Installed on Android Devices
Tubefilter

Washington Post Licenses Its Publishing Technology to BP
Bloomberg

GateHouse-Gannett Newspaper Deal Clears US Antitrust Review
Associated Press

AT&T Vows to Keep DirecTV Despite Losing Millions of Subscribers
Ars Technica

Uber Adds More Services to Its App in Its Quest for Profit
Seattle Times

Canoo Announces First Ever Subscription-Only Electric Vehicle
Cool Hunting

Rachael Ray Everyday to Become Newsstand Only Quarterly
Publishing Daily

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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!