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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

Audiences

Gamechangers: How Gen Z is reshaping sports and media
August 12, 2025
Video

Streaming live sports: rights, revenue, and roadblocks
August 5, 2025 Sports, streaming video
Research

Local journalism matters. And it’s disappearing fast
July 29, 2025 local news
Research

Streaming subscriptions stay strong amid economic concerns
July 22, 2025 streaming video, subscriptions
Advertising

Media companies: Here’s how to win big with brand partners
July 21, 2025 digital advertising, supporter, video advertising
Research

Inside the media mindset of UK decision-makers
July 15, 2025 news consumption
Research

Gen Z is skeptical and selective of news – but still engaged
July 8, 2025 audience, Gen Z, news, trust
Research

Inside the 2024 DCN Benchmark Reports
July 1, 2025
Research

Get to know Gen Z’s news habits to build future audiences
June 23, 2025 audience, Gen Z, news
Research

Bluesky’s rise signals a social media shift for news influencers
June 17, 2025 news, social media
Perspectives

Don’t rush to replace your science reporters with AI just yet
June 12, 2025 AI
Research

What media leaders need to know about AI risk and regulation
June 10, 2025 AI, data collection, trust