Weekly Subscription News: Babies, Baking and Brands

Featuring PayPal, BuzzFeed, Gerber and Nerd Street Gamers

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving! In this week’s subscription headlines, PayPal customers can now use the platform to fundraise up to $20,000, BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost, and Philly’s Nerd Street Gamers are launching an esports subscription service. Also, the Great British Bake Off Subscription is the ideal gift for bakers, Kahoot launches an educational game subscription service, and Gerber introduces a subscription box that is curated for your baby’s age and stage.

PayPal Customers Can Now Fundraise up to $20,000
PYMNTS

Spotify Has 300 Million Users. It Wants More of Them to Listen to Podcasts.
Recode/Vox

BuzzFeed to Buy HuffPost from Verizon Media
Variety

Philly’s Nerd Street Gamers Set to Debut Esports Subscription Service
NBC Philadelphia

The Great British Bake Off Subscription is the Perfect Gift for Home Bakers
Delish.com

Gerber Introduces Subscription Box Curated for the Age and Stage of Your Baby
PR Newswire

Kahoot Launches Its Own Educational Game Subscription Service
Engadget

TikTok’s ‘Hashtag Challenge Plus’ Ad Format Is Generating Billions of Views for Brands
Tubefilter

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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!