News & Reviews:   subscription

Yup, Netflix may or may not increase the subscription price again. According to its 2023 Q4 report, there is a possibility but it's not confirmed yet. On top of that, the company will be removing its Basic Plan in the UK and Canada first. 

X (formerly Twitter) has been working hard on monetising its platform since Elon Musk took over. Earlier this week, Musk announced that a cheaper subscription tier would be available soon. That happened earlier today, as the company announced two new subscription plans.

Paying X (formerly Twitter) to send a tweet sounds ridiculous but for now, it's currently being tested as a new program for new unverified accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines. Called "Not a Bot", new users are required to sign up for a $1 (~RM4.75) annual subscription just to post and interact with others.

Twitter has decided that its paying customers should be rewarded with more. Elon Musk has been adding increasingly more features to the platform's Twitter Blue subscription plan, and the latest one is more than a bit head-scratch inducing.

If you're wondering how to get more mileage from ChatGPT, you might want to check out the platform's premium service. OpenAI has been testing new features that will be available to ChatGPT Plus users, and some of them look interesting.

Creatives would have to pay a fee to use Pantone colours in Adobe projects, starting from now. Adobe and Pantone have removed support for free Pantone colours across its Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator Creative Cloud applications. They're offering a new plugin subscription for those who want to continue to gain access to the colours.

Microsoft is reportedly putting more ads in its Outlook mobile app for both iOS and Android, something that free users of the platform have been enduring for the past few months. Previously, the company only put ads in the ‘Other’ tab within the app for free users but now, it’s popping up in the single-inbox mode too.

Spotify is expanding its free trial preriod to attract more users to subscribe to its Premium service. Previously, the music streaming platform only offered a one-month trial for those who want to enjoy unlimited skips on their playlists. Now, it has become a three-month thing.

Back in January, Instagram introduced its subscription service for the creators to earn a profit through what they post on the social media platform. However, the subscriptions only covered minimal content, such as stories and live streams. Now, Instagram will be adding photos, videos, or Reels into the package, which is one of the most requested changes by the creators.

Subscription plans are becoming more and more popular among social media tools. If users wanted to use some exclusive features, they would have to pay, and it's as simple as that. With that said, Telegram might be planning to launch a subscription plan of its own, but the features offered are still vague for now.