The creator economy is burning up and the Jonas Brothers are cashing in.
Launching today with the help of these former teen heartthrobs, Scriber is a creator subscription company geared toward more established figures in entertainment. The first creators of Scriber, Joe, Kevin and Nick, have equity in the company.
Scriber is different from other creator subscription products in that it only works via text. Fans can 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 The service is only available in the U.S. right now, but fans will pay $4.99 a month for it.
The platform doesn't have to pay fees to Apple or Google Play since Scriber is not an app on the App Store. If they have 10,000 subscribers, they pay $10,000 for each subscriber. The creator also covers the processing fee.
App Store fees are a big pain point for creators. Fanhouse instituted a coin system to circumvent Apple's 30% cut, in which fans buy coins on the web, then use them in the app to subscribe to creators.
The platform tries to protect the exclusive material from leaking by giving each subscriber a unique link to view uploads. Scriber can easily figure out the source of the leak if they share that link online. In the case of screen recording and re- uploading videos, this may not help.
Brian Goldsmith is the CEO and is providing most of the startup capital. According to a report from Axios, Goldsmith hopes that his celebrity partners will use the platform to raise money for charity. The brothers are going to give half of their earnings to causes they care about.
This isn't the first rodeo when it comes to investments. Snackpass is a social food app that the three musicians invested in.
Kevin Jonas is a founder of two companies, including a food app and a marketing company.
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