Apple may debut its own news subscription service within the next year

Minimalist · Apr 17, 2018

Apple's ambitions for Texture, the "Netflix of magazines" app that it acquired last month, are slowly coming into the light. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple plans to integrate the Texture magazine app into Apple News and debut its own "premium subscription" within the next year. These plans are designed to help Apple boost its services business to meet revenue goals the company has set for itself over the next few years.
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...ws-subscription-service-within-the-next-year/

guest · Feb 13, 2019

Apple wants 50% of revenues on planned paid Apple News tier, publishers not happy
February 13, 2019
https://www.neowin.net/news/apple-w...ned-paid-apple-news-tier-publishers-not-happy

Apple is reportedly looking at adding a paid tier to its Apple News app, but it looks like many news outlets don't approve of the plan at the moment. The news subscription service would give users access to all content for a monthly fee of around $10, as per reports, but this could change later on.

There are two major sticking points for publishers over Apple’s plans; the first issue is over the pricing structure, and the second issue is the sharing of customer details.

The second issue being raised by some publishers concerns the sharing of customer data. Apple is unlikely to give publishers access to customer information such as credit card information or email addresses. Publishers believe having this data is essential in order to build their own databases and market other products.
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Source: Wall Street Journal via Reuters
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Rasheed187 · Feb 16, 2019

I believe Apple has lost its mind, ridiculous to ask for a 50% cut. Also, I wonder if people are really interested in this, I'm way too used to getting my news for free.

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