{
  "id": 1808108,
  "title": "Columbia House, which once promised 12 CDs for a penny, removes notice of closure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/columbia-house-which-once-promised-12-cds-for-a-penny-removes-notice",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T21:54:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/columbia-house-shutting-down-9.7311210"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Columbia House, the company that lured millions of customers into mail-order memberships with the promise of 12 CDs for a penny, said it was shutting down after 71 years. CBC News has contacted the company after the notice was removed from its website.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}