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Q4 2025: Rising spend and value-driven choices reshape subscriptions

January 30, 2026 | By Rande Price, Research VP – DCN subscriptions

Digital media subscription market holds steady despite higher costs

October 30, 2025 | By Rande Price, Research VP – DCN

Q2 2025 Digital Subscription Tracking Report

August 7, 2025 | By Rande Price, Research VP – DCN

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Finding success in 2022’s competitive streaming market
December 15, 2021 AVOD, OTT, streaming video, SVOD
Evaluating audience engagement post-pandemic
December 8, 2021 attention, Attention Economy, consumer behavior, consumer engagement, subscriptions
Track reader regularity rates to optimize subscription success
November 24, 2021 engagement, retention, subscriptions
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Surveillance advertising isn’t just problematic, it eats publisher profits
November 16, 2021 data, digital advertising
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Algorithmic image recognition and “what’s important”
November 9, 2021 algorithmic bias, social platforms
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More people are streaming, but how sticky are SVOD services?
November 2, 2021 streaming video, subscriptions, SVOD
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Which platforms are “best” for spreading conspiracy theories?
October 27, 2021 disinformation, fake news, social platforms
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Local newspapers are changing. Here’s how journalists feel about it
October 18, 2021 digital transformation, local news, news
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Subscription strategies to convert light readers
October 12, 2021 consumer behavior, subscriptions
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2021 DCN Research: Gen Z Digital Media Attitudes, Values & Behavior
September 13, 2021 consumer behavior, Gen Z, generation z, generational media usage
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Premium VOD advertising placements outperform YouTube and Facebook
August 31, 2021 context, digital advertising, halo efffect
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Subscription growth continues globally, but competition is fierce
August 25, 2021 streaming, subscriptions