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Enterprise Set To Launch Vehicle Subscription Service
April 25, 2019

Enterprise Holdings announced that it will be launching the U.S. car rental industry’s first vehicle-subscription service in the next month. “The name of the game in ground transportation today is more access, more flexibility and more convenience — whether it’s for an hour, a day, a...

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Netflix Nixes Support for Apple AirPlay
April 08, 2019

Netflix has removed Airplay support so its users are unable to sling its shows between different Apple devices. Netflix confirmed to The Verge that it axed the feature this past week because of a “technical limitation” caused by the fact that Apple has partnered with most...

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MoviePass Revives Unlimited Monthly Movies At Special $9.95 Price
March 19, 2019

MoviePass, the troubled movie subscription service that started with unlimited movies but eventually added pricing tiers and blackout times, has revived its original selling point of endless movie tickets, according to a report. The new service, called MoviePass Uncapped, will offer an unlimited number of...

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MoviePass Error Reveals Subscriber Count Uncertainty
March 12, 2019

The company that owns MoviePass admitted on Tuesday (March 12) they are unsure of how many paying subscribers are using the service. Bloomberg reported that in a filing, Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. said it made a mistake in reporting $5.9 million in revenue from...

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Update: MoviePass, Plans to Shutdown
March 07, 2019

There are tough years – and then there are MoviePass tough years. The firm announced yesterday (March 6) its intention to “implement a new business model” and to focus on a “new business strategy going forward.” To many, that sounded ever so slightly familiar, since over the last 12 months so, the long-struggling...

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M
March 05, 2019

Meal kit service Munchery has filed for bankruptcy and still owes $3 million in unfulfilled customer gift cards and another $3 million to its vendors and suppliers. The company ceased operations in late January after laying off 30 percent of its workforce in May 2018. That...

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MoviePass Parent Goes Dark On Nasdaq
February 13, 2019

Helios & Matheson Analytics, the parent company of MoviePass, was delisted from the Nasdaq on Tuesday (February 12). A spokeswoman for Helios & Matheson said the delisting has “no effect on the day-to-day business operations of HMNY or its subsidiaries, including MoviePass and MoviePass Films,”...

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Blue Apron Shares Balloon 145 Pct Since Last Year
February 13, 2019

Blue Apron shares jumped to their highest level on Tuesday (February 12) since September as the subscriptions company has seen its shares go up nearly 145 percent since last year. According to Bloomberg, the meal kit delivery company’s shares have more than doubled in value...

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Toyota Debuts KINTO Car Subscriptions
February 06, 2019

Toyota has announced the official launch of KINTO, a new company to manage and operate its car subscription service. KINTO is funded by Toyota Financial Services and Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Company. “As society shifts from conventional car ownership to car usage that can be enjoyed...