WSJ: Subscriptions Will Feed The Internet and Media World

Technology strategist Michael Wolf presented on “The 9 Most Important Insights for Tech and Media in 2017” at WSJDLive, The Wall Street Journal’s global tech conference last week. Wolf, a onetime Yahoo Inc. board member and president of MTV Networks, now runs New York-based consulting firm Activate Inc.

Here are some highlights from his section “Subscriptions Will Feed The World (or at least Internet and Media Businesses”

  • Over the next five years, global internet and media revenues will grow by over $400 billion, outpacing GDP growth
  • Access, not content, will be the revenue growth driver over the next five years
  • Subscription will continue to be the dominant revenue model, accounting for over half of consumer internet and media growth
  • Consumer pay models outside of subscription and freemium are essentially disappearing
  • The top subscription services in app stores are mainly video and music streaming
  • Digital access and television providers capture the highest average revenue per user in the US

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