Weekly Subscription News: Magazines, Microsoft and Metallica

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This week’s subscription headlines run the gamut from magazines and Microsoft to media and Metallica. Check out these subscription stories including the merger of Eating Well and Cooking Light, Google Chrome’s attack on ad blockers and Cadillac bringing back its subscription service, but with a new twist. Also this week, Metallica’s live catalog is available via subscription, WarnerMedia shuts down the investment arm that focused on digital media startups, and Slack faces a growing challenge from Microsoft.

Eating Well Merges Cooking Light into Jan/Feb Issue, Sees Uptick in Ads
Media Post

Google Chrome Browser Update May Kill Ad Blockers Soon
CNET

Cadillac Is Resurrecting Its Subscription Service
The Verge

Hints of Apple News Magazine Subscription Spotted in iOS 12.2
Mac Rumors

Patreon Has 3 Million Patrons, Expects to Pay $500M to Creators in 2019
Variety

Slack Faces Growing Challenge from Microsoft
Financial Times

WarnerMedia Shuts Investment Arm that Backed Mic, Mashable and Other Digital Startups
Digiday

Entire Metallica Live Catalog Available Through Nugs.net Subscription
JamBase

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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!