Weekly Subscription News Round-up for April 1

We bravely waded through the presidential campaign chaos to bring you this week’s subscription news headlines, including an IBM acquisition, Facebook video metrics, Apple

We bravely waded through the presidential campaign chaos to bring you this week’s subscription news headlines, including an IBM acquisition, Facebook video metrics and Apple Pay. It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it!

IBM to Expand SaaS CRM Solutions with Optevia Acquisition
Zacks

Alaska Dispatch News Experiments with Civil Comments, a New Commenting Platform
Subscription Insider

Was the Great Ad Blocker Freakout of 2015 Justified?
Mother Jones

Subscription Service KidPass Expands to Brooklyn and Manhattan
Subscription Insider

The Rise of the Publishing Platform Specialist
The Wall Street Journal

Stop Being a Customer Service Copycat
Customer Think

Condé Nast Unveils New Programmatic Options
Media Post

Facebook Introduces Daily Video Metrics for Publishers
Venture Beat

Expanding Apple Pay to Websites Could Help Solve a Problem for News Orgs Seeking Subscribers on Mobile
NiemanLab

MoviePass Study: Theater Subscription Service Boosts Attendance by 111%
Variety

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The Subscription Insider Team

Filed in Business Services, Business Strategy, Consumer Media and Publishing, Consumer Services, Customer Service, Magazines, Mergers and Acquisitions, News, Payment Processing, Revenue and Sales, SaaS and Cloud Services, Subscription Apps

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!