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I'm hoping Youtube implements a subscription model. I will gladly pay to skip the 15-30 seconds ads on every video.

• tedajax 11y ago
  I prefer to just use <insert adblocker of choice here> and support the creators I really like via donations/patreon/etc...
  • maaaats 11y ago
    > and support the creators I really like Honestly, chances are that you don't. Everyone says they will, few do.
    • ionised 11y ago
      Without knowing him personally this is just a pointless snarky comment.
    • tedajax 11y ago
      I bought 4 GameGrumps T-Shirts and I'm a Patreon on RedLetterMedia and Smarter Every Day. I can verify all of these statements.
• bkjelden 11y ago
  My fear with this is that it'll end up like cable tv: you pay for it and you get to watch advertisements.
  • psbp 11y ago
    There's precedent with Youtube Music Key. $10/month is a lot to pay for removing ads from music videos alone, but given that it's bundled with the overall streaming service, it's a pretty good deal.
    • deleted 11y ago
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  • arebop 11y ago
    There's no incentive for them to do this though. Cable TV uses a broadcast model, so it's possible that ads on subscription channels is a profit-maximizing strategy. But YouTube users have independent streams of video. If some users want to pay nothing and see ads, while others will pay a little for fewer ads, and still others will pay full freight for no ads, then that's a profit-maximizing strategy and it will happen.
• spyder 11y ago
  Yes it could happen (for around $10 per month): http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8371131/youtube-paid-subscription-offline-video http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8371131/youtube-paid-subscr...