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Peacock subscribers disappointed by show’s cancellation after just one season

Peacock subscribers disappointed by show’s cancellation after just one season

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Fans of The Copenhagen Test have reacted with disappointment after learning that the spy series will not return for second season. The show debuted on streaming service Peacock in December last year, and starred Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera. It was well reviewed, earning a 71% score from critics and 80% from fans on reviews aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, but failed to find a wide audience. Several fans took to social media to express their sadness over the news that the show has been canceled. “Sad to hear,” wrote one fan on X. “It was fresh and entertaining.” Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera starred on the Peacock series ‘The Copenhagen Test’ (Getty) Another drew a comparison to another spy franchise, saying: “Wow lame.. it was a pretty good show. Had Jason Bourne elements to it.” A third fan added: “What a …

Peacock subscribers disappointed by show’s cancellation after just one season

Peacock subscribers disappointed by show’s cancelation after just one season

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Fans of The Copenhagen Test have reacted with disappointment after learning that the spy series will not return for second season. The show debuted on streaming service Peacock in December last year, and starred Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera. It was well reviewed, earning a 71% score from critics and 80% from fans on reviews aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, but failed to find a wide audience. Several fans took to social media to express their sadness over the news that the show has been canceled. “Sad to hear,” wrote one fan on X. “It was fresh and entertaining.” Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera starred on the Peacock series ‘The Copenhagen Test’ (Getty) Another drew a comparison to another spy franchise, saying: “Wow lame.. it was a pretty good show. Had Jason Bourne elements to it.” A third fan added: “What a …

Daily newsletter is Telegraph’s ‘biggest source of subscribers’ one year after launch

Daily newsletter is Telegraph’s ‘biggest source of subscribers’ one year after launch

Published by Sam Flores

Picture: The Telegraph Flagship Telegraph newsletter From the Editor has become its “biggest source” of new paying subscribers one year after launch. From the Editor promises news, comment, analysis “hand-picked” by Telegraph editor Chris Evans. The newsletter, sent at 7.30am each morning, also includes reader comments, puzzles, cartoons and an exclusive column. Everyone who registers for free to The Telegraph’s website (giving them limited access behind the paywall) is automatically opted in to receive the newsletter. The publisher claims From the Editor is read by more than 850,000 people every day. Deputy editor Catherine Bentley-Gouldstone told Press Gazette in December it had a total audience list of more than two million. [Read more: The projects publishers were most proud of in 2025, including From the Editor] Telegraph executive editor Christopher Williams, whose role includes accelerating the newsletter strategy, told Press Gazette: “We have an intelligent paywall that takes you on a journey from being just somebody who’s flown in from Google to giving us your email address to subscribing,” adding that this method has helped …

Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage

Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage

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It’s about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools. According to a customer email shared on Hacker News, Anthropic said that starting at noon Pacific on April 4 (today), subscribers will “no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw.” Instead, they’ll need to pay for extra usage through “a pay-as-you-go option billed separately from your subscription.” The company said that while it’s starting with OpenClaw today, the policy “applies to all third-party harnesses and will be rolled out to more shortly.” Anthropic’s head of Claude Code Boris Cherny wrote on X that the company’s “subscriptions weren’t built for the usage patterns of these third-party tools” and that Anthropic is now trying “to be intentional in managing our growth to continue to serve our customers sustainably long-term.” The announcement comes after OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger said he was joining Anthropic rival OpenAI, with OpenClaw continuing as an open source project with support from OpenAI. Steinberger posted that …

Tony Gallagher: Digital subscribers covering cost of Times newsroom

Tony Gallagher: Digital subscribers covering cost of Times newsroom

Published by Sam Flores

Times editor Tony Gallagher speaking at the Society of Editors Future of News Conference on Tuesday 17 March 2026. Picture: Lucy Young Times editor Tony Gallagher has revealed revenue from digital subscribers is now more than covering the cost of the combined Times and Sunday Times newsrooms. The Times and Sunday Times had 659,000 digital subscribers at the end of 2025, up 7% compared to a year earlier and double where it was five years ago. Digital-only access costs between £20 and £30 per month. Gallagher said about a third (214,000) of those subscribers had been added since he became editor in September 2022. Gallagher, also a former editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Times’ News UK stablemate The Sun, was speaking at the Society of Editors Future of News Conference on Tuesday as he picked up the Fellowship Award. [Read more: Times editor Tony Gallagher says we’ve abolished meetings about the newspaper] Gallagher said the subscriber growth at The Times demonstrates that there is “strong demand for high-quality journalism in the digital era”. …

AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and 0M in annual recurring revenue

AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenue

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Suno co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman shared on LinkedIn that the AI music generator has amassed 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue. Just three months ago, Suno announced a $250 million funding round that valued the company at $2.45 billion. At the time, Suno told The Wall Street Journal that annual revenue had hit $200 million — that would indicate that the company has had some major growth in a short time frame. Suno lets users create music using natural language prompts, making it possible for people with little experience to generate audio with little effort. This has sparked concern from musicians and record labels, who have sued Suno for copyright infringement, since its AI model was likely trained on existing recorded music. But Warner Music Group recently settled its lawsuit and instead reached a deal that allows Suno to launch models that use licensed music from its catalog. Suno has generated synthetic music that sounds real enough to top charts on Spotify and Billboard. Telisha Jones, a 31-year-old in …

AI Music Platform Suno Says It Has Surpassed 2 Million Subscribers

AI Music Platform Suno Says It Has Surpassed 2 Million Subscribers

Published by Daniella Wilson

AI music generation platform Suno has 2 million paid subscribers, the company’s CEO Mikey Shulman announced on Thursday, a significant milestone reflecting the continued growth of AI music. Shulman, who also said Suno had surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue, said the company’s growth reflects a consumer class tired of algorithmically curated, churned out content, and he argued that Suno is offering an alternative. “Endless scrolling and passive consumption have flattened culture and reduced people’s taste to a homogeneous, lowest common denominator,” Shulman wrote. “People yearn for more, and the future of consumer entertainment is creative. Suno lets everyone actively participate in music culture creation, bringing to life the music that’s inside millions of people.” We launched Suno 2 years ago to let the world feel the joy of making music Since then, over 100M people all over the world have used Suno, from music lovers to Grammy winners. We reached a new milestone: 2M paid subscribers, $300M ARR. We are building the entertainment platform… — Mikey (@MikeyShulman) February 25, 2026 Suno’s rise hasn’t …

MLS 2026 Season Begins February 21 on Apple TV With Free Access for Subscribers

MLS 2026 Season Begins February 21 on Apple TV With Free Access for Subscribers

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The 31st Major League Soccer season is set to begin on Saturday, February 21, with games set to be available through the Apple TV subscription service. ‌Apple TV‌ subscribers in more than 100 countries can access MLS matches with no blackouts and no additional fees. Apple used to charge $14.99 per month or $99 for the MLS Season Pass, but the Season Pass was removed for the 2026 season to give all ‌Apple TV‌ subscribers access for free. MLS is aiming to expand its fanbase and make content easier to access through its partnership with Apple. Apple says that MLS on ‌Apple TV‌ will include Walmart Saturday Showdown, which spotlights a featured matchup during the Saturday slate of matches throughout the regular season. It will include enhanced production that’s designed to “help viewers feel more connected to the match,” with Shot on iPhone moments captured with dynamic angles. This week’s Saturday Showdown will feature LAFC vs Miami at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The game is set to begin at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. All 30 …

Irish Times journalism now fully funded by subscribers

Irish Times journalism now fully funded by subscribers

Published by Sam Flores

Irish Times editor Ruadhán Mac Cormaic in the newsroom. Picture: Irish Times Revenue generated by subscribers to The Irish Times is now fully funding its journalism for the first time. That milestone includes both digital-only and print home delivery subscriptions (which feature online access by default). The Dublin-based Irish Times Group (which includes the Irish Examiner based in Cork) has around 150,000 subscribers across print and digital. Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, who has edited The Irish Times for three years and spent 17 years at the title, told Press Gazette said: “It’s important for the organisation. It’s a milestone, it’s not the destination. And there are other milestones we have to hit. “I don’t want to pretend that… we have the answer to every question. The world is moving too fast to be certain about anything. But it validates and affirms everything we’ve been doing for the last ten years.” The former assistant editor, foreign affairs correspondent and legal affairs correspondent said the newsroom has gone from thinking about being digital first, to being audience first …

Mill Media asks for subscribers first, promising launch later in Leeds

Mill Media asks for subscribers first, promising launch later in Leeds

Published by Sam Flores

Leeds city centre. Picture: Christopher Chambers/Shutterstock Mill Media is set to expand to Leeds on the condition that it hits 500 paying subscribers for the new, unnamed title. “If we can get 500 people to pledge to support us, then we will launch the title,” said Daniel Timms, head of commercial at Mill Media. Users are offered the option to sign up for a month or a year, and will not be charged until the title is launched. “We think any sustainable future for local journalism is via paid subscriptions. We want to know that there are enough people in Leeds or the wider West Yorkshire region who are willing to support us to make it happen.” Leeds would be the seventh brand from the local newsletter publisher to be launched and the third to be launched on Ghost and not Substack, where its network of titles originated.   A team has not yet been hired for the launch, but it is expected to start out with two full-time staff, said Timms. Similar to the …