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Here's a statement I got from a YouTube spokesperson: "Creators have been asking us to launch a subscription service -- so that, combined with user demand, is
by austenallred 11y ago
Here's a statement I got from a YouTube spokesperson:
"Creators have been asking us to launch a subscription service -- so that, combined with user demand, is why we built the service and why the overwhelming majority of our partners, representing over 98% of the content watched on YouTube, have signed up. Videos of partners who don’t update their terms will be made private in the US at launch because we think It isn't fair to ask a fan to pay $9.99 for a service that has less content than a free service."
- anvil_jones 11y agoWhy exactly would there be less content with YouTube Red if the "partners" didn't switch over? I guess I also don't understand why the TOS of the partner program enable them to unlist the video, but not sign them up for the program.
- nindalf 11y agoAs the top comment (and others) point out, Youtube can't show paying customers ad-filled videos, so they would have to avoid showing those videos altogether. At that point they'd be asking users to pay for a service that has fewer videos than the free tier.