April 5, 2019

Bustle Digital Group Buys The Outline for Undisclosed Sum

Bustle Digital Group has acquired the New York-based tech/culture site The Outline for an undisclosed sum, reports Recode. Bustle is the same company that acquired Gawker and Mic. The Outline was founded in 2016 by Josh Topolsky, CEO, who will continue to run the site. According to Recode, Bustle CEO Bryan Goldberg wants to use The Outlines custom publishing platform across his digital sites, hoping to attract advertisers who want to see something a big different.

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Five on Friday: Fraud, Price Hikes and Top Subscription Jobs

Happy Friday! We hope you had a productive week. As we head into April, we bring you the latest subscription news. In this weeks Five on Friday, Apple plans to shut down its Texture app, two months after launching Apple News+; MoviePass rival Sinemia introduces new plan and cancels 3 percent of accounts due to fraud; Netflixs price hikes are just around the corner; Spotify tests Premium Duo, a streaming music subscription plan for couples; and LinkedIn shares top subscription jobs youll want to check out.

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Wholesale Membership Clubs: Retail Success Through Subscription

Three established companies in this category — Costco, Sams Club, and BJs — sell more than $160 billion in economy-size goods while regularly dominating the customer satisfaction rankings. How do they do that? With recurring revenue from loyal subscribers who are also devoted fans.

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