The too-good-to-be-true subscription service MoviePass has shut down after an official two-year run and millions of users, The New York Times reported Friday, Sept. 13. The subscription service offered customers various plans to see up to a movie a day in theaters for less than...
Turn off that TV show or movie — even if you are binge-watching this holiday weekend, just take a minute away from the addictive content — and wish a hearty happy birthday to the force more or less behind all your home-entertainment enjoyment. Yes, Netflix is...
Peloton is coming to market with its IPO. A look at the S-1 filing reveals an embrace of the razor/razor blade model that melds (pricey) exercise hardware with content (classes and music). The recurring revenues may be attractive, but risks and red ink abound.
Fitbit, in a shift away from hardware and toward content, has introduced a $10 monthly premium subscription service, according to a report. The announcement was made at an event this week in Manhattan, where the company touted its services and software. It also discussed two...
News came last week that Facebook is trying to get into the video streaming subscription business and attempt to steal market share from YouTube and Amazon. This is the first time Facebook is trying to sell subscriptions directly to users without an intermediary, indicating eagerness...
Facebook is going to start testing subscriptions to certain video streaming services that can be viewed inside its “Watch” hub, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The services being tested are the BBC-owned BritBox, Tastemade Plus, Discovery Communications’ MotorTrend on Demand and...
Projects funded through Facebook’s Local News Accelerator program have led to new digital and email subscribers, plus an estimated $5 million value boost across the 14 participating newspapers, a news outlet reported on Thursday (Aug. 1). “We want to make it a place where a...
Netflix has announced a cheaper, mobile-only subscription plan in India, according to reports. The company recently tested similar plans around some Asian markets last year. The new plan is priced at Rs 199 ($2.80), and it will be limited to a single phone and only...
With MoviePass suspending its service for “improvements” to its service, the end could reportedly be in sight for the movie theater subscription service. The offering went from having 3 million users in its ranks to approximately around 225,000 in April, CNBC reported. The company wrote...
