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YouTube Discontinuing paid content January 1, 2018

26 points by cpncrunch 9y ago

xt00 9y ago
The goal must be to funnel people into YouTube Red and make YouTube more like Hulu and Netflix..
- cpncrunch 9y ago
  It seems to be a completely different model though. I've almost finished creating a video presentation that I was considering charging for, but now I discover that I can't actually do that directly through youtube. Vimeo offers the service, but you need to sign up for a Pro account, which has a monthly fee.
jzl 9y ago
I can't imagine the number of people who paid for non-Hollywood content on YouTube was anything more than miniscule. There is a social contract on YouTube -- if I enjoy your videos I will "like" them, share them, and maybe subscribe to you. It's your job as a content creator to turn those numbers into a business if that's what you are trying to do (as opposed to a hobby), and there are ample ways of doing that. As a YouTube viewer I am already being treated as "the product" as the old saying goes in multiple ways. Paying directly for videos goes completely against the entire ethos of YouTube. There are other sites for that.
- mathw 9y ago
  I didn't even know this was a thing. But perhaps, like YouTube Red, it never made it to the UK.
salex89 9y ago
I'm interested what will happen now with the YouTube Android app picture-in-picture feature. Since now it was necessary to pay for YouTube Red to have it. Does this mean the rest of us will get it?
- dbbk 9y ago
  YouTube Red isn't going away.
jchw 9y ago
So if it's not YouTube Red Originals, what is it? I'm quite sure I wasn't aware this existed until now.
- cpncrunch 9y ago
  From what I can see, youtube red is something completely different. Paid content is/was mostly used by small producers or people like you and me who want to put up paid-for content. Youtube red seems to be more like netflix, i.e. large production companies.
Doxin 9y ago
The main problem with this paid content as far as I see it is that I'm not paying $3 per creator per video. That basically means I can watch 3 paid videos per month for the same price I can get a Netflix subscription. In general I abhor pay-per-content models. A subscription service that gives me access to all the content means I can forget about money when I'm watching stuff instead of trying to do the mental arithmetic to see if a purchase is worth it.
orionblastar 9y ago
YouTube is making changes. Http://vid.me tried the subscribe for paid content model to compete with YouTube and vid.me had to close down recently. I know that most ad blockers that I have tried can block video ads just as well as html ads. I discovered http://pluto.tv http://pluto.tv With over 100 channels for free and they put in their own ads to make the whole service free and it looks and feels like a cable or satellite system. I was researching cord cutter resources when I found that. We have Roku and a Fire Stick and there are a lot of free or discounted Internet tvapps out there. Amazon Prime for example is good for free shipping but also has Amazon Video included and can subscribe to premium channels if you want HBO etc. Google YouTube and Amazon Prime videos are fighting each other now by removing their apps from the others store. Apple tv has gotten better as well, my brother gave it to his girlfriend and she cut off cable and uses the Apple tv instead. Bitchute is another YouTube alternative http://bitchute.com http://bitchute.com and I am looking for more to compile a list for my blog to help people find them. Since Disney bought out Fox and now own 60% of Hulu they will slowly pull their IP from Netflix. Which is why Netflix is making their own TV series and movies. The market for videos changes fast, you have to keep on top of it.

26 points by cpncrunch 9y ago

xt00 9y ago

The goal must be to funnel people into YouTube Red and make YouTube more like Hulu and Netflix..

cpncrunch 9y ago
It seems to be a completely different model though. I've almost finished creating a video presentation that I was considering charging for, but now I discover that I can't actually do that directly through youtube. Vimeo offers the service, but you need to sign up for a Pro account, which has a monthly fee.

jzl 9y ago

I can't imagine the number of people who paid for non-Hollywood content on YouTube was anything more than miniscule. There is a social contract on YouTube -- if I enjoy your videos I will "like" them, share them, and maybe subscribe to you. It's your job as a content creator to turn those numbers into a business if that's what you are trying to do (as opposed to a hobby), and there are ample ways of doing that. As a YouTube viewer I am already being treated as "the product" as the old saying goes in multiple ways. Paying directly for videos goes completely against the entire ethos of YouTube. There are other sites for that.

mathw 9y ago
I didn't even know this was a thing. But perhaps, like YouTube Red, it never made it to the UK.

salex89 9y ago

I'm interested what will happen now with the YouTube Android app picture-in-picture feature. Since now it was necessary to pay for YouTube Red to have it. Does this mean the rest of us will get it?

dbbk 9y ago
YouTube Red isn't going away.

jchw 9y ago

So if it's not YouTube Red Originals, what is it? I'm quite sure I wasn't aware this existed until now.

cpncrunch 9y ago
From what I can see, youtube red is something completely different. Paid content is/was mostly used by small producers or people like you and me who want to put up paid-for content. Youtube red seems to be more like netflix, i.e. large production companies.

Doxin 9y ago

The main problem with this paid content as far as I see it is that I'm not paying $3 per creator per video. That basically means I can watch 3 paid videos per month for the same price I can get a Netflix subscription. In general I abhor pay-per-content models. A subscription service that gives me access to all the content means I can forget about money when I'm watching stuff instead of trying to do the mental arithmetic to see if a purchase is worth it.

orionblastar 9y ago

YouTube is making changes. Http://vid.me tried the subscribe for paid content model to compete with YouTube and vid.me had to close down recently. I know that most ad blockers that I have tried can block video ads just as well as html ads. I discovered http://pluto.tv http://pluto.tv With over 100 channels for free and they put in their own ads to make the whole service free and it looks and feels like a cable or satellite system. I was researching cord cutter resources when I found that. We have Roku and a Fire Stick and there are a lot of free or discounted Internet tvapps out there. Amazon Prime for example is good for free shipping but also has Amazon Video included and can subscribe to premium channels if you want HBO etc. Google YouTube and Amazon Prime videos are fighting each other now by removing their apps from the others store. Apple tv has gotten better as well, my brother gave it to his girlfriend and she cut off cable and uses the Apple tv instead. Bitchute is another YouTube alternative http://bitchute.com http://bitchute.com and I am looking for more to compile a list for my blog to help people find them. Since Disney bought out Fox and now own 60% of Hulu they will slowly pull their IP from Netflix. Which is why Netflix is making their own TV series and movies. The market for videos changes fast, you have to keep on top of it.