The YouTube week is introducing a paid subscription that will allow users to watch videos without being interrupted for advertising breaks. This is stated in released by Google press release. The launch of the testing service is scheduled for October 28, 2015.
The subscription, called YouTube Red, $9.99 a month. For the money users will be able to watch unlimited videos without ads, download them for later viewing without access to the Internet and listen to YouTube music, turning the app.
A paid subscription will be an additional source of income not only for hosting but also for the owners of the video. They will be able to monetize your content directly through the audience, not advertising. Video bloggers will receive additional funds if their videos looked the owner of the premium account. The more time viewers spend on the channel, the greater will be this amount.
Access to YouTube Red will be available with both desktop and mobile devices, as well as through branded apps. Beginning next year, has the subscription service users will also be able to get exclusive access to a number of videos and movies (YouTube project Originals).
Besides the introduction of a paid subscription, the company has presented and music app YouTube Music. It is, as stated in the official message should appear in the near future.
In Google note that a subscription to YouTube Red is combined with a streaming service Google Play Music — paying one, can be used second. Also YouTube users Red get unlimited access to YouTube Music.
From October 28 will begin testing YouTube Red for US residents — they will receive one free month of subscription. For users from other countries the service will be available “later”.
