Articles Tagged ‘subscriptions’
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Reuters: Financial Times' Web App Has Attracted More Than 700,000 Readers
BY Joe White on Thu September 22nd, 2011
Back in June, the Financial Times decided to ditch the App Store and produced a Web app, due to Apple's controversial in-app subscription policy. Now, in a report recently publish by Reuters, it is claimed that the Web app has attracted over 700,000 readers, making it more popular than the iOS application was before it was removed from the App Store.
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French Publishers Hope To Take On Apple As A Group
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu September 22nd, 2011
Seeking to prove there is strength in numbers, eight key French publications are working together to negotiate a distribution contract with Apple. The publishers, which include newspaper Le Figaro and sports daily L’Equipe, believe they will get a better deal by working as one, according to Reuters. Depending on what happens, this could change the way other publishers negotiate with Apple.
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Apple's In-App Subscription Deadline Passes, But Two Major Names Resist
BY Joe White on Fri July 01st, 2011
Apple's rumored in-app subscription deadline has passed, but Netflix and Amazon have refused to "amend" their apps via an update. As a result of this, Apple could refuse to accept future updates for both the Netflix and Kindle iOS applications.
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The New York Times Succumbs: Updates Apps, Adds Support For In-App Subscriptions
BY Joe White on Fri July 01st, 2011
Today, The New York Times has updated its iPhone and iPad applications, adding support for Apple's in-app subscription policy. The update comes one day after Apple's rumored June 30 deadline.
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Hulu Complies With In-App Subscription Policy, Removes Web Link From iOS App
BY Joe White on Mon June 20th, 2011
Hulu has recently updated its universal Hulu Plus iOS application, removing a subscription Web link (to its website) in compliance with Apple's in-app subscription policy.
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New York Post Now Blocking Access From Safari For iPad
BY Joe White on Sun June 19th, 2011
Now, if you want to read content from the New York Post on your iPad, you'll have to do it through the official application. A recently launched "paywall" presents users from accessing the publication's website through Safari for iOS.
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"Financial Times" Is Leaving The App Store, Hopes To Save On Apple's Subscriber Fees
BY A.T. Faust III on Tue June 07th, 2011
One of the world's leading business newspapers has opted out of Apple's imposed subscription restrictions.
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The Telegraph And Apple Come To Terms For iPad Subscriptions
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu May 05th, 2011
The Telegraph joins a growing list of publishers agreeing to Apple’s subscription terms. Beginning today, iPad users can download the free Telegraph for iPad app and purchase a monthly subscription for $16.99, or pay $1.99 for a daily issue.
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AppAdvice Daily: Shorter Textones In iOS 4.3, New York Times Subscriptions And Dish Break Review
BY Robin Rhys on Fri March 18th, 2011
Remember those annoying Textones in iOS 4.2? Well hidden in iOS 4.3 are shorter ones. Flickr updates their mobile app. The New York Times officially announces subscriptions and prices, plus a fun free Friday app download.
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Apple Throws A Little Bone To Magazine Publishers
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon March 14th, 2011
On the surface, the iPad seems perfectly designed to serve as a magazine or newspaper reader. For the most part, however, publishers haven’t warmed to the tablet device. Apple hopes to change this.
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Readability On Its Way Back To The App Store - Hooray!
BY Alexander Vaughn on Wed February 23rd, 2011
Today, we have more hope following the debacle surrounding Apple's new in-app subscription plan and Steve Jobs' response. Now, it looks like Apple might not impose their plan on many iOS apps and services, effectively killing them as many speculated.
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Apple Officially Launches Subscriptions On The App Store - Offers New Revenue Split For Publishers
BY Alexander Vaughn on Tue February 15th, 2011
In a press release this morning, Apple officially introduced the new in-app subscription feature for the App Store. Already present in The Daily for almost two weeks, the new feature will allow all content publishers to let readers subscribe to a publication from within an app, and be billed on a recurring basis.
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Another Rumor Points To Virtual News Rack For iPad
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue September 21st, 2010
More rumors have surfaced on a new subscription service for newspapers and magazines on the iPad. Read More...
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Apple Blocks iPad Subscriptions, Leaves Publishers Feeling Discontent
BY Joe White on Thu July 29th, 2010
Apple recently blocked a subscription-offering update for Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated (for iPad) app, leaving the guys at Time feeling understandably disgruntled. Read on to find out more!
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