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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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Journalistic practices evolve to address misinformation and trust crisis
February 16, 2021 disinformation, fake news, trust
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Consumers of news on social media know that it is often inaccurate
February 9, 2021 disinformation, news consumption, social platforms
Retention strategies are critical to combat streaming churn
February 3, 2021 OTT, streaming video, subscriptions
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How powerful are deepfakes in spreading misinformation?
January 25, 2021 deepfakes, disinformation
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Media trends 2021: transformed newsrooms and diversified revenue
January 19, 2021 revenue diversification
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Media industry predictions for 2021: OTT, video, social, and more
January 12, 2021 digital advertising
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Female representation in filmmaking inches upwards
January 11, 2021 content creation, Diversity, women in media
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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