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YouTube Premium Price Increase

29 points by thallium205 4y ago

electriclove 4y ago
That's a hefty increase! I wish there was a benefit to the users given the extra cost.
thallium205 4y ago
Youtube Premium Family increasing prices by 39% from $17.99/mo to $22.99/mo
- chrisbolt 4y ago
  And apparently no increase for an individual plan? Odd that there is no mention of pricing on the link submitted... Probably a good time to switch to an annual plan: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11417260?hl=en#zippy=%2Csign-up-for-a-youtube-premium-annual-plan https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11417260?hl=en#zip...
  - rockinghigh 4y ago
    The annual plan doesn't seem to be available for families.
- CharlesW 4y ago
  Thank you for the heads-up on this. $18/month was already far too expensive for the value it provided, so I just canceled.
silisili 4y ago
Canceled the second I saw this email. Just like Netflix. Fuck every company trying to turn the screws during already high inflation.
Ekaros 4y ago
Was the on demand video model online broken? Or where do these prices come from?
draw_down 4y ago
dev-3892 4y ago
Somebody at YouTube knew this wasn't a smart move, so they created a 'tell us why this is a bad idea' form. You can find it here: https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/price_increase https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/price_increase
graftak 4y ago
I don’t understand the price of YouTube premium at all, it’s way too expensive for what it offers compared to other streaming services: - YouTube does not produce its own content, nor does it pay licensing fees. - a premium account is for a single user only, no ‘who is watching’ profiles, meaning you need a subscription for each individual. - there is still an insane amount of ads in videos. - you get a bundled music subscription, or can choose to pay less but then it has arbitrary playback restrictions. - even the lite tier is at least or more expensive than other mainstream streaming services (besides Netflix), which don’t have the same drawbacks.
- willcipriano 4y ago
  YouTube is the only mainstream service where you can watch Disney+, Netflix and legacy media content in one place so long as you know how to search for it ("Full Episode", "Part 1 of", "Sh0w N@me" instead of "Show Name"). Probably the best deal in entertainment if you use it right.
  - graftak 4y ago
    Sure but If I’m gonna watch mortally questionable content I might as well spin up a Jellyfin server and have a better viewing experience, or simply use an ad blocker instead of paying for premium.
    - willcipriano 4y ago
      Oh me too but the average person? YouTube's leadership has to be aware of it and I'd bet money it's part of their strategy. Although if you brought it up they would be shocked like this guy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME
- boole1854 4y ago
  YouTube Premium is the only video service for which I have consistently keep a running subscription over the last couple years. Reasons: - I vastly prefer an ad-free experience, and I'm willing to pay for it. - I don't care for popular TV shows or movies. The content I want is only available on YouTube. - I use the Premium-only ability to run the app in background on my phone every day. - 55% of the monthly fee is shared with the content creators whose monetized videos I watch, so this helps support creators that I enjoy (not as much as direct donations, but it's not nothing either).
haunter 4y ago
Google Q2: 70B, ads: 57B, cloud 6B. Net profit: $16B But money > more money so hey
PeterStuer 4y ago
Long time family premium subscriber. Of course not stoked about this, but I'm not going to force adds on my kids.
togs 4y ago
Kind of okay with this if content creators really get 55%.
tuatoru 4y ago
Obviously because of the great pixel shortage of 2022. There are entire superfreighters anchored off the Port of Los Angeles and in the Strait of Malacca, loaded to the max with containers of pixels that should be on your screen. Factories have suspended shifts and laid off workers because there's nowhere for new pixels to go.

29 points by thallium205 4y ago

electriclove 4y ago

That's a hefty increase! I wish there was a benefit to the users given the extra cost.

thallium205 4y ago

Youtube Premium Family increasing prices by 39% from $17.99/mo to $22.99/mo

chrisbolt 4y ago
And apparently no increase for an individual plan? Odd that there is no mention of pricing on the link submitted... Probably a good time to switch to an annual plan: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11417260?hl=en#zippy=%2Csign-up-for-a-youtube-premium-annual-plan https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11417260?hl=en#zip...
- rockinghigh 4y ago
  The annual plan doesn't seem to be available for families.
CharlesW 4y ago
Thank you for the heads-up on this. $18/month was already far too expensive for the value it provided, so I just canceled.

silisili 4y ago

Canceled the second I saw this email. Just like Netflix. Fuck every company trying to turn the screws during already high inflation.

Ekaros 4y ago

Was the on demand video model online broken? Or where do these prices come from?

draw_down 4y ago

dev-3892 4y ago

Somebody at YouTube knew this wasn't a smart move, so they created a 'tell us why this is a bad idea' form. You can find it here: https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/price_increase https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/price_increase

graftak 4y ago

I don’t understand the price of YouTube premium at all, it’s way too expensive for what it offers compared to other streaming services: - YouTube does not produce its own content, nor does it pay licensing fees. - a premium account is for a single user only, no ‘who is watching’ profiles, meaning you need a subscription for each individual. - there is still an insane amount of ads in videos. - you get a bundled music subscription, or can choose to pay less but then it has arbitrary playback restrictions. - even the lite tier is at least or more expensive than other mainstream streaming services (besides Netflix), which don’t have the same drawbacks.

willcipriano 4y ago
YouTube is the only mainstream service where you can watch Disney+, Netflix and legacy media content in one place so long as you know how to search for it ("Full Episode", "Part 1 of", "Sh0w N@me" instead of "Show Name"). Probably the best deal in entertainment if you use it right.
- graftak 4y ago
  Sure but If I’m gonna watch mortally questionable content I might as well spin up a Jellyfin server and have a better viewing experience, or simply use an ad blocker instead of paying for premium.
  - willcipriano 4y ago
    Oh me too but the average person? YouTube's leadership has to be aware of it and I'd bet money it's part of their strategy. Although if you brought it up they would be shocked like this guy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME
boole1854 4y ago
YouTube Premium is the only video service for which I have consistently keep a running subscription over the last couple years. Reasons: - I vastly prefer an ad-free experience, and I'm willing to pay for it. - I don't care for popular TV shows or movies. The content I want is only available on YouTube. - I use the Premium-only ability to run the app in background on my phone every day. - 55% of the monthly fee is shared with the content creators whose monetized videos I watch, so this helps support creators that I enjoy (not as much as direct donations, but it's not nothing either).

haunter 4y ago

Google Q2: 70B, ads: 57B, cloud 6B. Net profit: $16B But money > more money so hey

PeterStuer 4y ago

Long time family premium subscriber. Of course not stoked about this, but I'm not going to force adds on my kids.

togs 4y ago

Kind of okay with this if content creators really get 55%.

tuatoru 4y ago

Obviously because of the great pixel shortage of 2022. There are entire superfreighters anchored off the Port of Los Angeles and in the Strait of Malacca, loaded to the max with containers of pixels that should be on your screen. Factories have suspended shifts and laid off workers because there's nowhere for new pixels to go.