December 2, 2016

This Week’s Subscription News Headlines: Billing, Bucking and Blocking

In this week’s subscription news, Variety explains why SiriusXM stands out in the subscription content space, PaymentsSource says that good subscription billing is not a ‘weekend undertaking,’ and the Wall Street Journal speculates that ad blocking rates could be dropping in Germany. In addition, we’ve got tips for subscription economy success, recurring payments for SaaS firms and rising subscriptions for the New York Times following Donald Trump’s election.

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Messaging App Telegram Launches Publishing Platform Telegraph

In November, cloud-based messaging app Telegram launched Telegraph, a public publishing platform accessible to anyone with access to the internet, reports Venture Beat. This new tool will compete with similar services like Medium, but may also create competition for Facebook who owns WhatsApp and Messenger as well as Instant Articles, an online publishing platform designed for quick load time. Telegram is subscription free, but how will they monetize Telegraph – ads, subscriptions or another revenue source?

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