Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft are in the subscription headlines this week, along with audio subscriptions, ad-blockers and social media. Here are those headlines and more, in case you missed them:Report: More than 198 Million People Now Use an Ad-blockerThe Next WebMicrosoft to Abandon Free 1-Year with New Windows 10 DevicesInferseFacebook is Testing a Twitter-Like News AppSubscription InsiderNetflix Hikes Membership Fee for New Members in EuropeBidness, etc.Houston Sites Try to Grow in Chronicle’s Long ShadowNetNewsCheckWhy Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Love SaaSDABCCNew York Times & Financial Times Partner to Offer Unlimited Digital Access to Hotel GuestsSubscription InsiderMidroll Media Launches ‘Howl Premium’ Paid Subscription Podcast AppAll Access Music GroupSnap-on Launches Automatic Software SubscriptionsTire BusinessWill Social Media Bypass Paywalls?Business 2 CommunityYou are invited to our upcoming “live” event, Subscription Accelerator: Mastering Payment Processing for Recurring Revenue. Join us on October 22 in Boston for this one-day, intensive dive into best practices and key issues impacting payment processing for recurring revenue. Visit our event sign-up page for details and tickets! Hope to see you there.Thanks for reading!~ The Subscription Insider Team