Well!!! Everyone who heard of YouTube Red is kind of scratching their head thinking they will now have you pay for their favorite youtube content.But that's far from the truth.Here are some FAQ's answered which clarifies all doubts regarding the new service .
What Is It?
YouTube Red is a "Better Video Experience" subscription service offered by Google which has already started on 28th October 2015 in US.It is totally optional and costs $9.99 per month.Currently it is only available in US but soon will reach your lands.
You can go to https://www.youtube.com/red and try it out for a month free of cost before buying it.
It is extended version of Google Music Play a service which lets you stream and play music videos without ads. So if you already have subscribed to Music Play you don't have to pay anything extra and will get all benefits of this service automatically.
So Why Should I Use It?
-There will be no more ads before you videos and you can save on your Internet data.
-You will be able to save videos directly without using any third party softwares or websites.So enjoy offline videos.
-You will be able to play videos in the background which you can not do now.
-Here is the most important thing, it gives you access to all exclusive content like Movies and TV shows especially created for YouTube, much like Netflix Originals.You won't be able to get access to these contents anywhere else.Here is list of contents that will be offered http://youtube-global.blogspot.in/2015/10/red-originals.html
How Does It Affect A Current Viewer/What If I Don't Subscribe It?
It does not affect you anyway.
It does not take away any free content that is available for you today and that will be available for free.
The only drawback will be, you wont get access to any YouTube Originals that will be available for subscribed viewers.But why would you bother anyway it is not available today.There is lot contents that is created for NetFlix,Amazon,Hulu etc that asks you to pay.
How Does It Affect A Content Creator/Videoblogger?
Again nothing changes here as well,Youtube does not force any content creator to charge for their contents.Their business model remains as it is.
If you are content creator you also don't need to pay anything to post your videos.
So Why This Change?
There is always been demand from viewers for more content on YouTube.
Also YouTube is trying to keep their lead to NetFlix,Hulu and Amazon.
People are tired of ads,most of them are using ad blockers.
So overall it is need of time and a way to make more money.
So Where Is Internet World Is Heading With This?
Well this does not look good,looks like soon the content will be divided into free and paid category.More content creator would want to collaborate with video sharing websites like YouTube to make more profits and we would suffer.
But this is the worst scenario lets hope that does not happen and keep enjoying free content that is available today.
Let me know what you think of this step by YouTube and post questions that you think are not answered here.
What Is It?
YouTube Red is a "Better Video Experience" subscription service offered by Google which has already started on 28th October 2015 in US.It is totally optional and costs $9.99 per month.Currently it is only available in US but soon will reach your lands.
You can go to https://www.youtube.com/red and try it out for a month free of cost before buying it.
It is extended version of Google Music Play a service which lets you stream and play music videos without ads. So if you already have subscribed to Music Play you don't have to pay anything extra and will get all benefits of this service automatically.
So Why Should I Use It?
-There will be no more ads before you videos and you can save on your Internet data.
-You will be able to save videos directly without using any third party softwares or websites.So enjoy offline videos.
-You will be able to play videos in the background which you can not do now.
-Here is the most important thing, it gives you access to all exclusive content like Movies and TV shows especially created for YouTube, much like Netflix Originals.You won't be able to get access to these contents anywhere else.Here is list of contents that will be offered http://youtube-global.blogspot.in/2015/10/red-originals.html
How Does It Affect A Current Viewer/What If I Don't Subscribe It?
It does not affect you anyway.
It does not take away any free content that is available for you today and that will be available for free.
The only drawback will be, you wont get access to any YouTube Originals that will be available for subscribed viewers.But why would you bother anyway it is not available today.There is lot contents that is created for NetFlix,Amazon,Hulu etc that asks you to pay.
How Does It Affect A Content Creator/Videoblogger?
Again nothing changes here as well,Youtube does not force any content creator to charge for their contents.Their business model remains as it is.
If you are content creator you also don't need to pay anything to post your videos.
So Why This Change?
There is always been demand from viewers for more content on YouTube.
Also YouTube is trying to keep their lead to NetFlix,Hulu and Amazon.
People are tired of ads,most of them are using ad blockers.
So overall it is need of time and a way to make more money.
So Where Is Internet World Is Heading With This?
Well this does not look good,looks like soon the content will be divided into free and paid category.More content creator would want to collaborate with video sharing websites like YouTube to make more profits and we would suffer.
But this is the worst scenario lets hope that does not happen and keep enjoying free content that is available today.
Let me know what you think of this step by YouTube and post questions that you think are not answered here.
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