Weekly Subscription News: Quartz, Colgate and KelbyOne

This might be a short week due to the 4th of July holiday, but that didn’t slow down the subscription news. Highlights from this

This might be a short week due to the 4^th of July holiday, but that didn’t slow down the subscription news. Highlights from this week’s headlines include Netflix testing a pricier ‘ultra’ subscription tier, Uber competing against Lyft with an eBike subscription and Colgate wanting to invest in an online subscription service. Also this week, Telegraph’s profits fall 50 percent, KelbyOne launches a subscription for photography courses and Rolling Stone moves to a pricier monthly subscription.

Telegraph Media Group Profits Fall 50 Percent after Sales and Ad Slide
The Guardian

Netflix is Testing a New, Pricier ‘Ultra’ Subscription Tier
The Verge

Cincinnati-based SaaS Capital Targets $75 Million for Third Fund, Filings Suggest
Crunchbase

KelbyOne Launches New $10 a Month Subscription Plan for Online Photography Courses
PetaPixel

Colgate Looks to Invest in Online Subscription Service
PYMNTS.com

Rolling Stone Transitions to a Monthly Subscription Costing Nearly $10 an Issue
MXDWN Music

Uber Prepares Subscription eBike Service as Rival Lyft Looms
Financial Times

Japan’s Uzabase to Acquire Online News Platform Quartz
Fox 23 News

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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!