Tag: subscription churn

Mexico’s streaming market is shifting toward a subscription rotation model as households increasingly cancel and re-add services based on price, content availability, and release timing. New data from The Competitive Intelligence Unit shows 14% of Mexican subscribers canceled at least…

From the Archives revisits the rise and fall of Struum, a streaming startup launched in 2020 that tried to tackle subscription fatigue with a credit-based, ClassPass-style model. Backed by Disney and Discovery vets and investors like Michael Eisner, Struum built…

Disney has sued Dish Network’s Sling TV, alleging its new $5 Day Pass, Weekend Pass, and Week Pass offerings breach distribution agreements by including ESPN and Disney networks without approval. The lawsuit comes as Sling seeks to offset subscriber losses…

Ask Skip calls out the overuse of “hours watched” as a hollow engagement metric that rarely connects to real business outcomes. While streamers celebrate time spent, most fail to prove how it drives revenue, loyalty, or retention—especially when that time…

The Desk looks at how Philo boosted conversions and cut fraud by partnering with Stripe and accepting alternative payments like Cash App. The move helped the budget-friendly streamer better serve underbanked users and handle major spikes in demand—especially during Yellowstone…