With streaming services increasingly looking to buzzy, much-anticipated events to drive customer acquisition, Disney+ is using Swifties’ enthusiasm to grow its audience. The media giant announced Wednesday (Feb. 7) during a call discussing its first-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings results that it will be the exclusive...
As Snapchat struggles with declining revenue per user, the social media platform is looking to its burgeoning subscription offering, and its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities therein, to bring in more revenue. The app’s parent company, Snap, reported in its Q4 and full year 2023 financial results Tuesday...
As freelancing, remote employment and other new models of work emerge, coworking app Groove is seeing demand rise for subscription services that can aid consumers in structuring their workday, building their own tech stacks suited to their needs. In an interview with PYMNTS, Josh Greene,...
Amid ongoing financial pressures, consumers are making difficult decisions about which subscriptions provide enough value to keep and which to cancel, and against this backdrop, TechCrunch has found its subscription business too costly to maintain. According to an internal memo Monday (Jan. 29) viewed by...
Experian launched a new feature that can identify opportunities for consumers to save on recurring bills and paid subscriptions. The free savings scan feature is available to consumers who enroll in a free or paid Experian membership and connect their bank and credit card accounts,...
As subscription merchants look to drive loyalty and combat churn, Monterey, California’s Switch Bakery is seeing its Bread Club build long-term relationships with customers by meeting their demand for flexible plans. In an interview with PYMNTS, Joshua Bradley, co-founder of the bakery, explained how this bread subscription...
Twitch is reducing the payouts for streamers from its partnership with Amazon Prime, a move that comes as creator platforms retool their offerings amid growing competition. The streaming service announced in a blog post Wednesday (Jan. 24) that it is changing its streamer payment model...
As hardware and software companies alike look to drive recurring, reliable revenue, HP CEO Enrique Lores aims to make printing a subscription-based service. But it is unclear whether consumers are willing to shell out every month for something they are doing less and less. Lores...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna is getting into the subscription commerce business. The Swedish FinTech on Wednesday announced the launch of Klarna Plus, a $7.99 per month program that lets customers in the U.S. avoid service fees, earn rewards points and get discounts...
