subscriptions

The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses and websites.

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Le Monde CEO Says Big Tech Partnerships Key to Unlocking Digital Sub Growth
Le Monde CEO Says Big Tech Partnerships Key to Unlocking Digital Sub Growth
April 21, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Two words: Digital, English. Those are the strategies that France’s Le Monde, a dominant force in the local publishing space with 70% market share, is...

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Disney+, Netflix Look to Ads as Streaming Market Slows Down
Disney+, Netflix Look to Ads as Streaming Market Slows Down
April 20, 2022  |  Streaming

Endless TV with no ads. It was too good to last — and it didn’t. Now the gloves are coming off, and streaming platforms are...

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Best Buy Sweetens Subscription Plan With at-Home Recycling Pickup Service
Best Buy Sweetens Subscription Plan With at-Home Recycling Pickup Service
April 20, 2022  |  Retail

At a time when the product refresh cycle has left most Americans with a stockpile of outdated and broken devices and gear, the nation’s largest...

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Subscriptions Go Mainstream and Get Creative
Subscriptions Go Mainstream and Get Creative
April 20, 2022  |  Opinion

Subscriptions offer benefits to both merchants and consumers alike, writes Christopher Chiou, chief financial officer at sticky.io, in the PYMNTS eBook “Endemic Economics: 32 Payments...

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Today in Data: Big-Name Subscriptions Take the Lead, or Do They?
Today in Data: Big-Name Subscriptions Take the Lead, or Do They?
April 19, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, the number of Amazon Prime subscribers dwarfs other retail membership programs by more than a 2-to-1 margin, this at a time when...

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EMEA Daily: Zambia-Based Union54 Raises $12M; Francois Pinault, I2PO Buy Deezer for Over $1B
EMEA Daily: Zambia-Based Union54 Raises $12M; Francois Pinault, I2PO Buy Deezer for Over $1B
April 18, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the Zambian card-issuing company Union54 raised $12 million in seed funding. Plus, music-streaming platform Deezer may...

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Today in Retail: Consumers Bring Digital Habits to Brick-and-Mortar Stores; Housing Prices Affect Retail Shopping
Today in Retail: Consumers Bring Digital Habits to Brick-and-Mortar Stores; Housing Prices Affect Retail Shopping
April 18, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, a new study shows consumers are taking their digital habits to physical stores, while the housing trend has retail on edge. Plus,...

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166M US Consumers Are Amazon Prime Members 
166M US Consumers Are Amazon Prime Members 
April 18, 2022  |  Retail

Most Americans subscribe to a membership service with a mass retailer, such as Amazon Prime, Costco, Sam’s Club or Walmart+. Amazon Prime leads the way....

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Streaming Subscriptions Decline in UK as Inflation Mounts
Streaming Subscriptions Decline in UK as Inflation Mounts
April 18, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Households in the U.K. are dropping steaming services in record numbers as runaway inflation eats away at already strained budgets, according to media reports on...

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