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Netflix Pushes International Growth, But Shares Fall as U.S. Subscriber Growth Slows 26 Oct 2012 | 07:25 pm
Video streaming subscription site Netflix has been aggressively launching in international markets in recent months, which seems like good business sense. But unfortunately, the company’s expansion co...
Top 4 Reasons Subscription Sites Should Integrate Social Media Sign-Ons 25 Oct 2012 | 08:10 pm
Site visitors really seem to love signing-on with a social media account. But should paid content and subscription sites be offering this technology? The consensus seems to be “Yes!” In general, allow...
Chicago Tribune Launches ‘Paywall’ That’s More Like a Membership Plan 24 Oct 2012 | 07:13 pm
The big news this week out of Chicago is that the Chicago Tribune is putting the “pay” in paywall starting Nov. 1, with a $14.99/month subscription price for digital access. However, upon closer inspe...
Google Play Launches Web Reader for Subscription Magazines 23 Oct 2012 | 07:06 pm
Consumers without access to smartphones or tablets (whether temporarily or enduringly) are often barred from viewing digital magazine content on desktop computers, even after purchasing a subscription...
LinkedIn to Add $600m to Subscription Revenues With New Premium Service 22 Oct 2012 | 08:19 pm
LinkedIn (LNKD) new premium service is doing more than increasing revenues for the subscription site — it’s increasing stock prices, too. Sales Navigator lets paying users contact anyone via InMail — ...
Are You Using Social Media Logins? Tell Us About It! 22 Oct 2012 | 07:25 pm
Hi Subscription Site Central readers, I’m currently working on a story on social media logins — you know, when a site lets you register with a Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter account. Or perhaps another...
The Globe and Mail Launches Dashboard With Paywall 19 Oct 2012 | 08:39 pm
The big news this week is that Canadian paper The Globe and Mail has joined the paywall bandwagon with “Globe Unlimited.” With a 10-article meter, The Globe and Mail seems to have taken its cue from T...
Case Study Lessons: JTS.tv Markets its Business Model to Get Subscribers 18 Oct 2012 | 08:27 pm
Most paid content and subscription site owners instinctively withhold information about their revenues and profit distribution. While that’s understandable, some paid content sites are finding success...
Music Streaming Subscription Site Deezer Has 2 Million Paying Subscribers 17 Oct 2012 | 09:40 pm
It looks like the online subscription music business is booming. The latest news is that Paris-based (and global presence) Deezer has 2 million paying subscribers. Assuming all the subscribers have ch...
Paid Online Subscriptions Pay Off for Newspapers and Their Investors 16 Oct 2012 | 07:30 pm
While the online subscription industry is a $15 billion-a-year business across a variety of niches, the news industry has had the most difficulty capitalizing on paid content. But since the New York T...
