8 Online Subscriptions That Don't Actually Suck
Remember a time when you paid for your music, and your movies, and your software with a one-off payment rather than a…
Google, Unlike Apple, is Making it Easy to Cancel App Subscriptions
Mobile app subscriptions are usually a pain in the ass to cancel, but Google is doing its part to make it slightly…
Facebook Is Testing If You'll Pay Actual Money for Your Favorite Groups' Premium Content
As Facebook continues to look for ways to wring every last dollar out of its platform, the company announced today that…
Another Great App Went Subscription Only and Everything Is Terrible
I blame Adobe for this. Ulysses, one of the best writing tools available right now, is going subscription only. If you…
PSA: Check Your Subscriptions So You Don't Get Stung
Thanks to the helter-skelter pace of modern living it can be all too easy to sign up for a free trial or a month’s…
Remember To Cancel Your Apple Music Free Trial
Apple Music launched with a three-month free trial earlier this summer, a trial millions of people signed up for. Well,…
You Can Now Stream Showtime—Sans Cable—For $11 a Month
The era of à la carte TV may finally be here—ready or not. Today, you can officially stream Showtime over the internet,…
What's The Worst Subscription That You Pay For?
Our Chatroom on cutting the cable cord got me thinking about our subscription culture. In recent years there has been…
How to Save Money by Ditching All Your Digital Subscriptions (Temporarily)
Ten dollars here, six dollars there. Those cheap subscriptions you have—Netflix, Hulu Plus, whatever—add up. Chances…
Rumor: YouTube to Launch Pay-For Channel Subscriptions
The Financial Times is reporting that YouTube will launch a paid subscription model for specific, specialist video…
New YouTube App Code Shows Pay-To-View Is on the Way
Remember those rumors that YouTube was working on rolling out some paid subscription channels? According to Android…
Report: YouTube May Start Making You Pay For Content
AdAge is reporting than in an effort to lure more content producers (along with the subsequent viewers and advertisers…
Distro.fm Could Revolutionize Music with Artist Subscriptions
It's an idea that's been kicking around for years - that maybe people don't want to subscribe to music in general.…
Major Publishing Consortium Ready to Launch "Hulu for Magazines"
It's been two years since Next Issue Media was first announced but the subscription-swapping, all-you-can-read digital…
New York Times Shared Digital Access Tries a +1 Feature of Its Own
In the days of old, which was about this time last year when the New York Times paywall didn't exist yet, you could…
The New York Post Blocks Mobile Safari Vistors from Accessing Their Web Site
"You shall not pass!" booms Gandalf the Grey as mobile Safari visitors arrive at the New York Post web site this…
Apple Frees Publishers and Users from App Store's Draconian Content Subscription Rules
Apple has finally recognized that their App Store content subscription policy was total bullshit and reversed it, no…
The NYT's Paywall Is a Success Even Though We're Not Using It?
We all thought the New York Times' paywall was a bit harebrained when we first heard about it. But a surprising (and…
iPad Logs Four More Digital Mag Subscriptions Including Glamour and Vanity Fair
Conde Nast today continues the rollout of iPad magazine subscriptions that started with the New Yorker, adding Glamour, …