Weekly Subscription News: Glitch, Guardian and Google

Featuring Wired, YouTube, Microsoft and Texas Monthly

In this week’s subscription news, Skylar’s fragrance subscription is holding its own during the coronavirus; Guardian, Financial Times and Telegraph furlough staff during the pandemic; and Wired sees a bump in subscribers. Also this week, Addicting Games unveils a game pass subscription, Texas Monthly drops its hard paywall for the rest of 2020, and YouTube makes some premium series free as the coronavirus crisis continues.

Skylar’s Fragrance Subscription Shows Strong Retention During Coronavirus
Glossy

Guardian, Financial Times and Telegraph Furlough Staff as Coronavirus Hits Newspaper Revenue
City A.M.

Addicting Games Unveils Its Own Game Pass Subscription
The Gamer

Wired Sees Subscription Bump Despite Lifting Its Paywall on COVID-19 Content
Folio

YouTube Makes Select Premium Series Free to Watch Amid Ongoing Quarantining
Tubefilter

Google, Microsoft Talk Up Security After Zoom Firestorm
Computerworld

Texas Monthly Drops Its ‘Hard Paywall’ for All of 2020
Poynter

Glitch Launches Subscriptions to Power Up Its Bite-Sized Apps
The Verge

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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!