Weekly Subscription News: Postage, Pricing and Fitness Programs

Featuring Mindbody, Sling TV, World Poker Tour and Instagram

In this week’s subscription news, Mindbody adds Flex, a subscription-based fitness program, newspaper groups join a lawsuit to try to stop postage price hikes, and Sling TV is the latest streamer to raise prices. Also, the World Poker Tour is snatched up by Element Partners for $78.25 million (yes, WPT has a subscription component – ClubWPT), Amazon’s Alexa Guard Plus security subscription comes to the U.S., and Instagram launches a professional dashboard to help creators build businesses.

Mindbody Adds Flex, a Subscription-Payment Fitness Program
Digital Transactions

Newspaper Groups Join Lawsuit to Stop Postage Price Hikes
Media Post

Sling TV Raises Its Price by $5/Month for New Customers
Cord Cutters News

Cinedigm Buys Fandor, Plans Larger Streaming-Video Rollup
Forbes

World Poker Tour Sold to Element Partners for $78.25 Million
Sports Pro Media

Amazon’s Alexa Guard Plus Security Subscription Comes to the U.S.
Yahoo Finance

Instagram Launches Professional Dashboard for Creators Building Businesses
Tubefilter

Google Pursues Plan to Remove Third-Party Cookies
The Wall Street Journal

Filed in Data and IoT, Entertainment and Streaming, Mergers and Acquisitions, News, Pricing, Starting, Subscription Apps, Subscription Gaming

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!