Weekly Subscription News Round-up for May 13

In this week’s subscription headlines, This Old House plans to boost subscription revenue, Spotify is breaking into original content, SaaS companies are changing their

This week we’ve got a little something for everyone – magazines, newspapers, streaming music, paywalls, ad blocking, SaaS and more! Here are those week’s subscription news headlines and more:

How This Old House Plans to Boost Subscription Revenue
Folio

Why Spotify is Breaking Into Original Content
Media Post

How The Sunday Times Recruits New Readers Beyond Its Paywall
Digiday

No Cheese is Free: ‘Cheddar’ Goes Behind a Paywall
Subscription Insider

SaaS Companies Are Changing Their Growth Strategies
Seeking Alpha

Why is Ad Blockers Sharing Ad Revenue with Publishers So Controversial?
Adland

Lands’ End Launches Prime-like Membership for Revived Product Line
Subscription Insider

New York Times Co. Revenue Falls on Weak Advertising Sales
The Motley Fool

Sirius XM 1Q Revenue Tops Street as it Adds Subscribers
Herald Courier

Magazine Subscription Renewals, Part One
Shweiki Media

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Have a wonderful weekend!

~ The Subscription Insider Team

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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!