How does services like Motley Fool's Stock advisor survives?

This isn't a service that provides financial data. It's media providing entertainment.

There's a thin line between the two, but last year, this point has been discussed a lot. I can't point to a specific episode, but in the podcast Animal Spirits, it comes up every now and then.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/animal-spirits-podcast...