This Week’s Subscription News: SoundCloud, Subscriptions and Lawsuits

In this week’s subscription headlines, Vevo puts its music video subscription plans on hold, SoundCloud gets sued for its ‘GO’ Subscription service, and Microsoft

In this week’s subscription headlines, Vevo puts its music video subscription plans on hold, SoundCloud gets sued for its ‘GO’ Subscription service, and Microsoft and Amazon join forces to file suit over Trump’s immigration ban. Also this week, Hearst explains how to win the new media wars, Quicken tries subscriptions on for size, and Digiday reports on The Guardian’s progress toward 1 million paid members.

Hearst’s President of Digital on How to Win the New Media Wars
Business of Fashion

Vevo Pauses Its Music Video Subscription Plans
Engadget

Advertisers Only Have the Themselves to Blame for Ad Blocking
Business 2 Community

SoundCloud Faces Massive Lawsuit Over ‘GO’ Subscription Service
Digital Music News

Road to 1 Million: The Guardian went from 15K to 200K Paying Members in Past Year
Digiday

OpenBay Launches Subscription-Service Suite for Auto Repair Shops
Digital Journal

Quicken Shifts to Software Subscription Model
Computerworld

Microsoft Joins Amazon in Lawsuit over Trump’s Immigration Ban
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!