Weekly Subscription News: Turner, Twitch and Test Drives

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In this week’s subscription headlines, Turner Sports takes a swing at streaming pay-per-game offering, Twitch announces layoffs as it plans aggressive growth, and Canopy raises $30 million in Series B Funding. Also, this week, Lincoln is testing out a used-car subscription, subscription dating service Raya prioritizes trust over quantity, and Porsche Passport draws younger drivers than expected.

Turner Sports Takes Swing at Streaming Pay-Per-Game Offering
Multichannel News

Twitch Lays Off Two Dozen Employees, But Plans to Boost Headcount 30% in 2018
Variety

Canopy Raises $30 Million to Make Taxes Easier
Crunchbase

Lincoln Test Drives Used-Car Subscription Service
Motor Authority

Google Play Subscription Refunds Come into Compliance with EU 14-Day Rule
PocketNow

Recurly Launches Machine Learning-Powered Revenue Optimization Engine
Retail Touchpoints

Subscription Dating Service Raya Replaces Quantity with Trust
PSFK

Porsche Passport Lures Younger-Than-Expected Drivers
PYMNTS.com

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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!