Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!
Need to cancel a subscription? It may soon get a lot easier
Mar 28, 2023

Need to cancel a subscription? It may soon get a lot easier

HTML EMBED:
COPY
Have you got a bunch of subscription services that need to be canceled but are dissuaded by the onerous process? A new proposal by the Federal Trade Commission aims to streamline cancellations by requiring companies to make opting out as easy as opting in. Plus, we chat with Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, about the macroeconomic environment as top banking regulators testify in front of Congress. And, how some American streaming giants like Netflix are winning the hearts and minds of people in France. 

Segments From this episode

Today's banking regulation testimony, in context

Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, explains what’s going on in the wider banking sector as regulators are set to testify.

The FTC seeks to make it easier to cancel subscriptions

Mar 28, 2023
The agency has proposed new rules that would require companies to make unsubscribing less onerous.
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina M. Khan. The agency is eyeing rules that would require companies to make unsubscribing from services easier.
Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images

Streaming giants target European market for growth and expansion

Mar 28, 2023
With growth tapering in the U.S., American streaming giants are tapping into growing European markets in countries like France.
The growth of European regional content on streaming platforms like Netflix is helping companies break into those markets.
Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Music from the episode

Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Promenade Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel, Orchestre National De Lyon, Leonard Slatkin

The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
Nick Esposito Media Producer
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Olie D'Albertanson Producer, BBC