226 posts and columns on subscribers

Good News for the Cable Guys! Subscriber Numbers Dropped Again.

in Media on November 12, 2013 at 10:50 am PT

So why are the pay-TV guys smiling?

Is AOL Finally Making Money From Content? Maybe!

in Media on November 5, 2013 at 9:24 am PT

For years, AOL has emphasized its content, but made all of its profit selling Internet access (!). That may finally be changing.

Netflix Hits Its Numbers, Investors Go Nuts, Reed Hastings Tells Them to Chill Out

in Media on October 21, 2013 at 1:21 pm PT

$55 a year ago. $390 today.

News Byte

iPhone Deal Paying Off for China Telecom

in Mobile on August 21, 2013 at 3:38 pm PT

When China Telecom first inked its iPhone distribution agreement with Apple last February, the carrier said the deal would help it achieve long-term sustainable growth. A year and a half later, it appears to be doing just that. China Telecom, China’s third-largest wireless carrier by number of subscribers, posted its second consecutive quarterly profit on Wednesday, its fortunes lifted by a 51 percent year-over-year increase in 3G data usage, driven in part by the debut of the iPhone on its network.

Why the Brilliance of Birchbox Is Also Its Biggest Challenge

in Commerce on August 19, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

The startup’s sampling model has worked great so far. But can it scale?

BlackBerry Subscriber Exodus Accelerates

in Mobile on March 29, 2013 at 4:15 am PT

Down three million subs in a single quarter is a nasty decline indeed.

After Acquiring 15 Groupon Clones, CrowdSavings Finds a Buyer for Itself

in Commerce on February 11, 2013 at 6:00 am PT

The two companies merging today are responsible for 19 acquisitions combined in the daily deals space.

MetroPCS Bleeding Subscribers as It Waits for the T-Mobile Ambulance

in Mobile on January 7, 2013 at 1:21 pm PT

MetroPCS’s last year as an independent company has proven to be a particularly ugly one.

Sprint Still Bleeding Subscribers

in Mobile on October 25, 2012 at 8:18 am PT

Heard this one before?

Well, Whaddya Know — RIM’s Subscriber Base Isn’t in Decline

in Mobile on September 26, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Good news in an otherwise bleak landscape of disappointments.

The New York Times Reports a Digital Success Story

in Media, August 6, 2012 at 5:40 am PT

Time Warner Cable’s Net Profit Rises on High-Speed Revenue Growth

in Media, August 2, 2012 at 4:17 am PT

As Fab.com Hits Year One, It Enters the U.K. Through Acquisition

in Commerce, June 19, 2012 at 5:35 am PT

Comcast Profit Rises 30 Percent

in Media, May 2, 2012 at 5:45 am PT

Google, Amazon Are Potential Buyers for Deal Site Travelzoo

in Commerce, April 11, 2012 at 2:17 pm PT

Amazon’s Gift Card Promotion Nets $5 Million and Lots of New Subscribers

in Commerce, March 21, 2012 at 12:57 pm PT

NBC Reruns on Netflix Boost Comcast’s Bottom Line

in Media, February 15, 2012 at 8:08 am PT

Zozi Gets Cozy With Celebrities to Separate Itself From the Groupon Clones

in Commerce, January 24, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

Disney and Comcast Link Up for Another 10 Years

in Media, January 4, 2012 at 11:01 am PT

TiVo Q3 Loss Widens; Subscriptions Return to Growth

in News, November 22, 2011 at 3:10 pm PT

Fresh Skepticism About the Groupon Model Following IPO

in Commerce, November 7, 2011 at 12:45 pm PT

Comcast Net Rises 4.7 Percent; TV Subscriber Losses Slow

in News, November 2, 2011 at 9:15 am PT

Groupon Races to IPO Based on Strong Q3 Performance

in Commerce, October 21, 2011 at 5:07 am PT

Cellphone Users to Get Billing Alerts Under New Voluntary Standards

in Mobile, October 17, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Discounts Website One Kings Lane Raises $40 Million

in Commerce, September 19, 2011 at 4:30 am PT