Weekly Subscription News: Slack, Super Stickers and Seed Funding

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Record viewership, valuations and acquisitions are in the subscription headlines this week: subscription meditation platform Wave launches with $5.6 million in seed funding, WP Engine acquires Flywheel and is now valued at $1 billion, and JLo is lending to her name to a new subscription box. Also this week, new networks are now available on Android TV, Postmates is considering a sale to Uber or DoorDash rather than going public, and Penske Media buys Art Market Monitor.

Subscription Meditation Platform Wave Launches with $5.65M in Seed Funding
Mobi Health News

WP Engine Acquires Flywheel to Move to $1 Billion Valuation
Big Time Daily

Jennifer Lopez Partners with Niyama Sol to Launch New Subscription Box
BET

Penske Media Corporation Acquires Art Market Monitor
ARTNews

YouTube Lets Creators Add Higher-Priced Membership Tiers, Paid Super Stickers
Variety

Office Workers Are Taking Slack Home to Organize Their Family Life
NPR

Postmates Has Explored a Sale to Uber or DoorDash Instead of Going Public
Recode/Vox

Bravo, E!, Oxygen and SYFY Apps Arrive on Android TV
Android Headlines

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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!