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    Latest GoPro camera boosts subscriptions, confirming DTC push

    2020-10-07T16:48:00Z

    GoPro reported that high demand for its latest action camera, the Hero9 Black, has pushed the number of paying GoPro subscribers past the 500,000 milestone. With the vast majority of consumers purchasing the new camera through the company’s website along with an annual paid GoPro subscription, which includes unlimited cloud ...

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    GoPro’s losses widen

    2020-08-10T11:46:00Z

    The U.S. action camera brand’s sales tumbled by 54.1 percent in the second quarter to $134.2 million, while the gross margin contracted by 4.6 percentage points to 30.3 percent. Adjusted Ebitda was negative $22 million, compared to $14 million in the same period a year ago. The company’s net loss ...

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    GoPro launches lifestyle accessories and clothing

    2020-07-30T09:14:00Z

    GoPro has launched a new line of lifestyle gear that is available worldwide exclusively on GoPro.com. The all-new range includes functional bags, backpacks and cases, clothing and other products such as floating sunglasses and water bottles. First up in the lifestyle line-up is a series of bags that range from ...

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    GoPro‘s Hero8 Black now works as an HD webcam

    2020-07-10T09:34:00Z

    GoPro announced that its flagship Hero8 Black camera now functions as a 1080p high-definition, wide-angle webcam. Users can update their Hero8 Black with a beta release of the new firmware and install the new GoPro Webcam desktop utility to use their camera as a webcam. The utility is now available ...

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    GoPro’s VP of design steps down

    2020-05-28T13:13:00Z

    According to Bloomberg, GoPro’s vice president of design, Danny Coster, departed “earlier this year,” after a four-year stint. He was previously with Apple. As we have reported, GoPro had a turnover of $119 million in its first quarter of this year, down from $243 million in the year-ago period. Partly ...

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    GoPro’s sales are cut by more than half

    2020-05-08T08:41:00Z

    In line with its previous warning, GoPro reported a turnover of $119 million in the first quarter, more than half the $243 million level of the year-ago period. The transition to a more efficient and profitale direct-to-consumer model reduced operating expenses mitigating the decline in the gross margin, which was ...

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    GoPro will focus more on DTC

    2020-04-21T19:33:00Z

    While cutting costs, GoPro has decided to shift more of its business to the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel as its sales have gone down because of the quarantine-shuttered brick-and-mortar retail sector. Accordingly, the American brand of action cameras has hired a chief digital officer – Aimée Lapic, former chief marketing officer ...