Weekly Subscription News: Bitcoin, Backlash and BuzzFeed

Featuring Scroll, Firefox, Shopify, Square and 24 Hour Fitness

In this week’s subscription headlines, Scroll and Mozilla’s Firefox browser team up to bring ad-free news to a wider audience, AT&T offers free premium content, and Lee Enterprises announces pay cuts and furloughs. Also this week, Square says bitcoin engagement in its cash app has grown during a volatile market, 24 Hour Fitness faces backlash from customers who they won’t allow to cancel their memberships, and ‘W’ magazine and BuzzFeed announce cuts in staffing and pay.

Lee Enterprises Announces Pay Cuts and Furloughs
Poynter

SiriusXM Makes Howard Stern and Other Top Streaming Subscription Channels Free through May 15
The Wrap

Square Says Bitcoin Engagement on Cash App Has Grown Amid Market Volatility
The Block Crypto

AT&T Offers Subscribers Free HBO, Premium Content Through April
Deadline

24 Hour Fitness Faces Backlash for Blocking Membership Cancellations During Pandemic
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘W’ Magazine Furloughs Staff, BuzzFeed Cuts Pay
Publishers Daily

YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Donate to Recording Academy’s COVID-19 Fund for Music Pros
Tubefilter

Disney+ Is Coming to India on April 3 with Pricier Subscription Tiers
Android Police

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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!