> My impression has always been that ad free tiers are actually less profitable for video providers. I'd be interested to see those numbers. More importantly t

> My impression has always been that ad free tiers are actually less profitable for video providers. I'd be interested to see those numbers. More importantly though, i don't want to pay more than my share if we're actually talking a fair trade of services here. If the justification is cost of video hosting vs ads i'd see, then it should be variable. Also, it's including a service i have zero interest in. So upcharging alone is insulting.