Weekly Subscription News: Fixes, Freebies and Fiascos

Featuring Netflix, BuzzFeed, Roku and Cloudflare

This week’s subscription headlines include fixes, freebies and fiascos. Netflix looks at the Asia-Pacific market to fix its subscription crisis, Roku adds eight free local NBC channels to the line-up, and the BuzzFeed SPAC fiasco continues. In other subscription news, one analyst says that Apple may have as many as 40 million subscribers for Apple TV+, CNBC asks if media companies can weather a recession, and The Washington Post wants to give subscribers a good deal on digital subscriptions – until 2072!

Netflix Looking at Asia to Fix Its Subscription Crisis
Mint

The Washington Post Wants to Give You a Good Deal on a Digital Subscription – Until 2072
Nieman Lab

Cloudflare Outage Hits Discord, Other Services in India
TechCrunch

Apple May Have 40M Subscribers for Streaming TV Service
Barron’s

Can Media Companies Weather a Recession?
CNBC

Facebook is Testing Discord-like Audio Channels in Groups
Engadget

The BuzzFeed SPAC Fiasco Is Only Getting Worse
Intelligencer

Roku Adds Eight Free Local NBC News Channels
Variety

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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!