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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

Innovation

Want to build your audience? Consider the fediverse
June 11, 2024 social distribution, social platforms
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Survey reveals 2024 referral traffic trends for publishers
May 28, 2024 audience acquisition, search, social media, traffic
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Consumers value local news, though they fail to support it
May 21, 2024 audiences, news, subscriptions, trust
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What Twitch can teach the media about audience engagement
May 14, 2024 engagement, live streaming, news
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Technology innovations drive 2024 media trends
May 7, 2024 AI, audio, cloud, news, podcasting, social media
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Generative visual AI in news organizations: challenges and opportunities
April 30, 2024 AI, video
DE&I

Women’s athletics drives audience attention
April 24, 2024 audience acquisition, DE&I, equity
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Bust newsroom burnout without breaking the bank
April 16, 2024 staffing
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How to engage young news consumers
April 5, 2024 consumer behavior, Gen Z, news consumption
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Most people opt for free, ad-supported streaming
April 2, 2024 AVOD, FAST, streaming video
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Women just might achieve editorial leadership equity – in 50 years
March 26, 2024
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Hollywood’s diversity-driven returns don’t align with investments
March 20, 2024 audiences, Diversity, video