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