• Friday Five - November 18th

    Welcome back to Friday Five, your favorite news article for the latest industry trends! This week, we talk about The New York Times’ steady subscription growth to 9.3 million subscribers, a merger …
    Nov 17, 2022
  • Report from The Subscription Show

    John Sheehy and Kelly Grace staffed a booth at the Subscription Show, the leading business conference for subscription-specific strategy and intel. The show was held at the Convene Center in New …
    Nov 16, 2022
  • Friday Five - November 4th

    Welcome back to Friday Five! In this edition, we cover Apple’s new pricing for subscription offerings, Spotify’s third-quarter subscriber report, book prices rising due to production costs, Meta …
    Nov 3, 2022
  • Xavier van Leeuwe, The Human Touch

    Dan Heffernan recently interviewed Xavier van Leeuwe, CEO of Digital Marketplaces at Mediahuis Netherlands, about the book he co-wrote with Matthijs van de Peppel, The Human Touch.DH: Could you give …
    Nov 1, 2022
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    This Friday Five edition covers Netflix’s new ad-supported subscription plan, the best-selling author Colleen Hoover, UK homes canceling streaming services, Google’s algorithm change hits major news …
    Oct 20, 2022
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