Record number of households spending £265 a year on subscriptions they do not even use, according to research by Compare The Market By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 19 June 2021 A record number of households are spending £265 a year on subscriptions for … Read more
If you rifle through your monthly bank statement, there is a fair chance you will come across at least one or two subscriptions. From a newspaper or magazine, to the gym, to Netflix, milk deliveries, beauty boxes and flowers, we are well used to paying regularly each month for things But, there is one area … Read more
The problem with cord cutting now is that there are so many streaming subscriptions out there that we’re almost back to how expensive cable TV was in the “olden days”. Every month, a new service is launched and so users will either subscribe to that new one and add it to their collection or just … Read more
While you probably see several sponsored content on your Twitter feed, it’s not as overwhelming as other social networks like Facebook. The downside, at least for the platform itself, is that the targeted advertising model is not giving them the expected revenue. Reports are now saying that they are looking at other sources of revenue … Read more
When you head to Google Store, you probably are looking for Google hardware that you’re planning on buying (or you just want to look at them or something). But now it looks like Google wants to remind people that they also have paid subscriptions in different categories that you may want to check out. Google … Read more
The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more
The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more
From food and booze to beauty products, entertainment and even eco-friendly loo roll, there’s very little you can’t buy on subscription these days. With just a few clicks, you can pay weekly, monthly or annually for pretty much anything to be delivered to your doorstep, phone, TV or tablet. In fact, stuck at home for … Read more
Credit scores can now be boosted by Netflix or Spotify subscriptions: Experian launches new feature and millions are likely to see instant uptick Experian announced its new ‘boost’ feature for its 8m UK customers today It will use data from people’s bank accounts to help ‘thicken’ their credit file This means payments which didn’t count … Read more
Video conferencing app Zoom has added two-factor authentication (2FA) as a new layer of security following its soar in popularity during the current pandemic. The log-in standard requires users to provide an additional piece of information, such as a pin code sent via text message, as well as a password. Zoom said the optional feature … Read more