Neither Scribd nor Oyster divulge a great deal in the way of statistics, but in January, Scribd said that since
the launch of the subscription service in October 2013, the subscriber base has grown by an average of 31 % a month, with readers spending over 17 million hours reading 500,000 ebooks.
Sony has made a big change to the way it offers content to PS3 owners as it's announced
the launch of a subscription service called PlayStation Plus, at E3.
Not exact matches
In addition to popular streaming
services like Netflix (NFLX) and Hulu, a host
of recently -
launched services go after the cord - cutter segment
of customers, including the Dish Network's (DISH) Sling TV
subscription service and Sony's Playstation Vue, while other networks — including HBO and CBS — are now selling
subscriptions to their own standalone streaming
services.
To fight back, Disney said in August it would
launch an ESPN
subscription streaming
service by the end
of 2016.
Campbell Brown, Facebook's head
of news partnerships, told attendees at the Digital Publishing Innovation Summit in New York on Tuesday that the company is
launching the
subscription - based news
service, according to The Street.
It introduced advertisements in mid-2015 ahead
of the
launch of its # 9.99 SoundCloud Go
subscription streaming
service, which
launched in March 2016 to compete with Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.
Everything from the roll - out
of its Walmart Pay mobile app, to expanding its free grocery pickup
service for orders placed on line to
launching an Amazon Prime - like
subscription service.
Rogers Communications is taking the fight for the future
of television distribution to enemy turf: the telecom giant today
launched Shomi (pronounced «show me»), a
subscription video - on - demand
service launching in November to compete with over-the-top
services like Netflix.
Iger also shed some light on how the acquisition
of the Fox assets will «accelerate» Disney's planned push into the competitive streaming entertainment market, as the media giant says it will
launch two separate
subscription streaming
services over the next two years.
He
launched one
of the first digital
subscription music
services, the NPG Music Club, in 2001.
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This investment will enable SoundCloud to remain focused on building value for creators and listeners alike, and to continue the global rollout
of many company initiatives such as our recently
launched subscription service, SoundCloud Go.»
He's even
launched a
subscription service, for which consumers pay between $ 16 and $ 58 monthly to receive a box
of crystals.
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Launched in January 2012, The Honest Company offers an eco-friendly line
of family essentials (diapers and wipes, bath and body care, and household cleaners) through a monthly
subscription service at Honest.com.
Tom Brady and his team at TB12 have announced that they have partnered with Purple Carrot, the plant - based meal kit company, to
launch TB12 Performance Meals: a meal
subscription service that will include fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and simple step - by - step guidance to help active individuals cook many
of the same delicious meals Brady will be eating.
The company also continues to expect to
launch in the first quarter
of 2013 a mobile
subscription service and an additional mobile freemium product, building on its recent
launch of «Meet on Kik,» a freemium feature that helps MeetMe users find chat partners in the popular Kik Messenger app.
Launched alongside PS3 firmware 3.40 and PSP firmware 6.30 on June 29, 2010, the paid - for
subscription service provides users with enhanced
services on the PlayStation Network, on top
of the current PSN
service which is still available with all
of its features.
The»80s cartoon is
launching a revival via the
subscription video - on - demand
service Feeln, and Molly Ringwald and Emily Osment have been tapped to voice some
of the main characters, Entertainment Weekly reports.
With the paid
subscription service now a more fundamental part
of the PlayStation make - up (it'll operate in a similar manner to Xbox Live Gold when it
launches for the PS4), Sony will want to explain exactly how it works and exactly why gamers will want to sign up for it.
Lionsgate and Tribeca Enterprises
launches subscription video - on - demand
service in the first half
of next year (Variety).
Porsche thinks it might have the answer in the shape
of a new
subscription service called Porsche Passport that's
launching in the United States.
BMW has
launched a
subscription car
service, Access by BMW, offering drivers the keys to a variety
of vehicles for a single monthly payment.
BMW wasn't confirming it was about to start a trial
of a new vehicle
subscription service, but the trial has now been officially
launched and the pricing structure announced.
Two 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder turbocharged engines available PHEV model set to arrive after gasoline models
launch Longer, lower and wider dimensions Care by Volvo
subscription service will be available Volvo owes its recent resurgence to crossover SUVs like the XC90 and XC60, both winners
of the North American Utility
of the Year award.
This week, Scholastic announced the
launch of two new
subscription services for school libraries, both aimed at providing engaging material in a cost - effective and convenient way.
eBook
subscriptions services are making headlines right now, especially following the
launch of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program.
It didn't take long after the
launch of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited ebook
subscription service for the outcry to begin, but unlike other criticisms the retail book giant has weathered, this one came from its most staunch supporters: self - published authors.
Hearst Corporation, who is arguably one
of the largest media conglomerates in the US with dozens
of major newspapers, hundreds
of magazines, and even a number
of television stations, has announced the
launch of a new digital video
subscription service aimed at a key market, all themed around one
of its most iconic magazines, Cosmopolitan.
Amazon is in the process
of launching a new digital and print magazine
subscription service.
«Since
launching Magzter GOLD in late - January, the
service's
subscription base has increased by 1,800 percent, and we've seen a 55 percent increase in the number
of paid magazine pages read,» said Girish Ramdas, CEO & Co-Founder
of Magzter.
While each generated some interest from publishers and consumers, it wasn't until the July 18
launch of Kindle Unlimited, Amazon's e-book
subscription service, that pundits and media outlets began parsing what these new business models mean for the future
of books.
Entitle, a North Carolina startup backed by $ 5 million in funding,
launched an e-book
subscription service in December, which lets subscribers download a fixed number
of e-books each month.
The
service has just
launched and gives you hundreds
of magazines to purchase on a singular issue basis or to opt into a one year
subscription.
Oyster's CEO had some welcoming remarks for the introduction
of Amazon's
service into the ebook
subscription sphere, seeing the
launch of KU as yet another sign that reading consumers are responding to this model.
Scribd originally
launched as a document sharing
service almost a decade ago and was one
of the first companies that got into the unlimited e-book
subscription space.
With the
launch of the Windows app, paired with existing apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Nook tablets, Scribd has been downloaded more than 6 million times — placing it on more devices in more countries than any other
subscription book
service.
Okay, it's still kind
of sitting in the rumours phase, but it appears HBO is finally ready to
launch their standalone
subscription streaming
service (supposedly called HBO Now).
Award - winning children's enhanced storybook creator Auryn, who recently
launched its StoriesAlive
subscription reading
service for kids, has put out a list
of vetted and dynamic kids»
subscriptions for tablet - based content.
The e-commerce giant recently
launched test pages for «Kindle Unlimited,» a
subscription service that offers «unlimited access to over 600,000 titles and thousands
of audiobooks on any device for just $ 9.99 a month.»
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As they are now part
of Amazon, its no surprise they've announced that a digital
subscription service will be
launching.
During the last year, SkyInk has assembled a small portfolio
of authors and is now
launching a new ebook
subscription service.
Storytel is
launching their first e-reader this summer and it is the first device
of its kind that is directly tied into an ebook
subscription service.
A few months ago the company became the first
subscription service by
launching a paid e-book store, this was done chiefly to offset their catalog
of older titles.
Last year, Scribd hit many milestones: They introduced content from all
of the «Big Five» publishers to their
subscription service and
launched two new verticals — comic books and sheet music.
In a long - expected move, Amazon on July 18 announced the
launch of Kindle Unlimited, a new
subscription service that will give users unlimited access to a selection
of 600,000 ebooks and more than 2,000 audiobooks on Amazon Kindle devices and any device with a Kindle app for $ 9.99 per month.
Last month, ComiXology
launched its own
subscription service, comiXology Unlimited, that features thousands
of comics from publishers like Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics and a number
of other small and midtier publishers.
In the past few months, we've seen the
launch of several e-book
subscription services using a Netflix - style pricing model, where users pay a monthly fee and get access to any title in the catalog.
Next Media, the company behind a monthly - fee based
subscription service that allowed Android device users to pay on flat fee to read any magazine from a host
of publishers, has now incorporated iOS devices into the fold with the
launch of its App Store magazine app.
«Since
launching our
subscription book
service, our readers around the world have been asking for an app that worked with Kindle Fire,» said Trip Adler, CEO and cofounder
of Scribd.