Category: subscription
Wink smart home users have one week to subscribe or be shut off
Many smart home device makers rely on subscriptions to keep a steady stream of money coming in, but Wink is learning how that strategy can easily go wrong. The company has announced plans to move to a $5 per month subscription on May 13th (yes, just… Source
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YouTube may let news outlets sell subscriptions to their own services
You’re probably used to news outlets on YouTube asking you to subscribe to their channels. Before long, though, they might hawk their own offerings. Digiday sources say YouTube is creating a tool that would let publishers sell subscriptions to their… Source
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The Dipp, a subscription-only entertainment news startup, is springing to life despite the pandemic
There is no shortage of coverage about the sprawling entertainment industry. There is a shortage of coverage for die-hard fans of reality TV shows, according to Kate Ward and Lindsay Mannering. That opening in the market why the two — former colleagues at the women’s website Bustle, where Ward was…
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Google bans apps with deceptive subscription offers from the Play Store
Google is joining Apple in requiring honesty with app subscriptions. A newly instituted Google Play policy bans apps that use deceptive language or imagery to trick you into subscriptions. Apps now have to be clear about a plan’s cost, frequency and… Source
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Nintendo adds monthly subscription to ‘Fire Emblem Heroes’
Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH) is Nintendo's mobile money-maker. The free-to-play RPG has pulled in, according to SensorTower, $656 million since its release three years ago — over $200 million more than all of Nintendo's other mobile games combined. That… Source
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