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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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Trusted environments positively influence ads
July 11, 2018 context, digital advertising, halo efffect, trust
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Mobile traffic has caught up with desktop. Are you prepared?
July 9, 2018 mobile, social media distribution, supporter, traffic
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Consumers expect brands to pressure social media companies to clean up their act
June 25, 2018 brand safety, digital marketing, social platforms, trust
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6 key takeaways from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2018
June 15, 2018 fake news, social media distribution, subscriptions, trust
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Finding a good read: Criteria to determine content value
June 13, 2018 fake news, filter bubble, search
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Internet users and smartphones growth slows while time spent climbs
June 6, 2018 content consumption, media habits
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Digital Content Next releases the 2017 DCN Annual Financial and Operational Benchmark Report
June 1, 2018
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Online pay-TV customers will more than double in a year
May 18, 2018 OTT, premium video, subscriptions
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Older listeners are as likely to pay to avoid ads as they are to stop listening altogether
May 16, 2018 audio advertising, digital advertising, subscription models
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Why being more transparent about data may make your ads more effective
May 9, 2018 digital advertising, transparency, trust, user experience
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How these 5 reading behaviors predict audience engagement
May 2, 2018 consumer engagement, engagement
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3 questions to ask your data when evaluating a paywall
April 30, 2018 conversion, subscriptions, supporter