This Week’s Subscription Headlines: Comments, Competition & the Cloud

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In this week’s subscription headlines, Amazon gets in a publishing dispute in Japan over book subscriptions, the Daily Mail integrates its content with Amazon Alexa, Hulu drops it paid subscriptions to $6 a month and the Financial Times – finally – launches its speedy new website after months of beta-testing in the open. We’ve got those headlines and more featuring Microsoft, Google, programmatic and ROI.

Amazon Faces Publishing Dispute in Japan Over Book Subscriptions
Bloomberg Technology

The Daily Mail First Newsbrand to Integrate with Amazon Alexa
The Drum

Fewer Marketers Spend More on Programmatic, Even as ROI Rises
Media Post: Real-Time Daily

Hulu Drops Price of Paid Subscription to $6 Per Month
Money

Financial Times Flips the Switch on Speedy New Website After Months of Beta-Testing
NiemanLab

How User Comments Got Ruined – And What To Do About It
Columbia Journalism Review

Cloud Computing Embraced as Cost Cutting Measure
Information Week

What Does Google Want To Be When It Grows Up? Microsoft
USA Today

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!