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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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Publishers accelerated diversification strategies in 2020!
December 15, 2020 cookies, diversification, first party data
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News publishers are laser-focused on podcast production
December 8, 2020 audio, consumer behavior, podcasting
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Checklist for effective advertising environments: brand fitness, quality, trust
November 30, 2020 digital advertising, halo efffect
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Evolving culture and tech savvy critical to publishers’ subscription strategies
November 17, 2020 subscriptions
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Newsrooms evolve amidst the pressures of 2020
November 9, 2020 Diversity, staffing
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How publishers can develop a content-to-commerce strategy
November 3, 2020 ecommerce
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How to combat ad fraud spikes during the holiday season
October 27, 2020 ad fraud, ecommerce, supporter
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Publishers show digital growth amidst pandemic closures and consolidations
October 26, 2020 revenue diversification, streaming, subscriptions
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Parks’ latest OTT Market Tracker digs into Disney’s decision to skip theatrical premieres
October 21, 2020 OTT, VOD
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Covid-19 presents opportunities for audience-focused publishers
October 20, 2020 revenue diversification, revenue models
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Learning from past events to prepare for election day coverage
September 30, 2020 consumer behavior, consumer engagement, content strategy, supporter
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Climate change news coverage has declined. The audience for it has not.
September 23, 2020 consumer behavior, consumer engagement, content creation, supporter