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Netflix is on our minds again in this week’s subscription roundup. The subscription giant’s stock price reached an all-time high this week, making it more valuable than Comcast. What does the future hold for Netflix? In other news, now you can subscribe to tech support with Best Buy’s new subscription plan. Lastly, we look at a problem in the subscription industry which may affect its viability in the long term.

As more businesses adopt the subscription business model, it looks like the industry is in great shape. However, scratch the surface and it appears there may be an underlying problem which is affecting the sustainability of the subscription industry. What’s wrong, you ask? Shashank Venkat has the answers

In this week’s subscription roundup, we look at YouTube’s new music subscription service which is all set to compete against market leaders Spotify and Apple Music. Can it gain significant market share? Next, we examine whether the subscription business model can be the lifeline wearables need. Our final feature looks at the most popular subscriptions in the UK.

GDPR will have a long-standing impact on the regulatory environment in the European Union. As we approach the compliance deadline, we want to reassure our customers about our continued commitment towards data protection. Leonardo Hodgson, Cerillion Skyline product manager, talks through the steps that we have taken to help businesses become GDPR compliant.

Our ‘Beginner’s Guides’ are designed to help companies build their own successful subscription businesses. In the second part of this blog series, we look at some key metrics organisations should be monitoring while designing the perfect subscription experience. Shashank Venkat with the details

In this week’s subscription roundup, we bring you the top stories from around the globe. First up, we look at tech giant Apple which wants to boost its services business by selling subscriptions through its TV app. We then look at the big retail news from the week as Walmart has pipped Amazon to acquire a majority stake in India’s largest e-commerce firm, Flipkart. Subscriptions seem to be on the mind of Canadian media and…

Amidst the Kanye tweetstorm which set the internet on fire recently, there were a few tweets that got lost in the noise. One which demanded attention mentioned archaic spreadsheets and the need to move away from these, in inimitable Kanye style. Ben Parkin explores how spreadsheets just don’t make the cut for the complex recurring billing needs of today’s businesses.

In this week’s subscription roundup, we first look at Bloomberg Media Group which has introduced a new paywall and will now charge $35 a month for access. Will readers pay for a service that they have become accustomed to using free of charge? We then look at the ever-improving Amazon Prime subscription bundle, which is bringing in more perks for subscribers. Moving on, we look at MoviePass which has brought back its &lsquo…

Amazon is bringing lots more exciting features and perks for its Prime subscribers, after its recent price hike. In addition, Amazon has also revealed two more exciting products. So, what’s cooking? Shashank Venkat finds out

Earlier this year, there were reports that YouTube was all set to launch a music subscription service. New details have now emerged which reveal that the new service, YouTube Remix, will replace Google’s existing music streaming service, Google Play Music. Also in our subscription roundup, we look at Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s recent comments about paid subscriptions. Lastly, we turn the focus on another music streaming…