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It seems that Google is pushing ahead with its plans to launch a paid YouTube service some time this year. So far, the company has signed up partners that make up around 90 percent of YouTube views, though apparently Google's efforts on getting TV networks involved are falling a bit flat.
According to a new report, Fox, NBC, CBS and other networks are holding back on signing with YouTube, according to sources speaking with Bloomberg. Google is trying to get TV networks on board in an effort to lure people in to signing up for a paid YouTube membership but it looks like the company will largely have to rely on its own content creators.
The fact that the majority of YouTubers have already signed up isn't too surprising. As 9to5Mac points out, YouTube's terms and conditions mean that if partners don't opt in to the new subscription system, they can't monetize their videos or upload publicly.
While getting networks involved is proving a challenge for Google, it may not be too huge of a problem. After all, YouTube's top viewed videos are often from regular content creators rather than broadcast TV shows. Music Videos also make up a larger chunk of the viewership.
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KitGuru Says: Google hasn't really been profiting off of YouTube. In-fact, last year the service apparently broke even, so it isn't surprising that Google is looking to monetize the service a bit more. Additional subscription revenue could end up making up for money lost to ad-blockers. That said, we still don't know how popular a subscription YouTube service would be, Google would need to add in some compelling perks.
simple i’ll have to look for another place to go
I won’t even think of paying for YouTube until they get rid of their automated copyright protection monstrosity. Here’s an idea – put some PEOPLE on the job, pay them a SALARY, and make them ACCOUNTABLE to the users.
lol… just… lol
I choose adblock so I don’t have to watch those stupid commercials. By principle i boycutt everything I see in an ad, that I can’t avoid looking at and I know I’m not the only one.
You would think they had to stop and wonder why people don’t want to watch all those ads, wouldn’t ya?
Be a difficult sell especially if they charging like 5 or 10 quid a month
I have NEVER bought anything in a pop up ad or banner or commercial. Reviews is all that I use for figuring out what product to buy. Online (like here), magazines (what is left of them), and reviews like on Amazon.
I will not pay to watch youtube videos full stop.
I haven’t really looked too deeply into this but if the channels I subscribe to start to charge then I simply wont watch anymore. It’s not that I don’t think content creators should get paid for their work, naturally I do, but I simply cannot afford a subscription based video channel otherwise I would have Sky/BT/TalkTalk etc.
I wonder how this will affect piracy ? I wonder how this will affect people like Pewdiepie or Day9 or trumps income from the youtube side of their streams…….
I will have to know a lot more before I can make an informed decision on this.
The 1 minute ads that you can’t skip is the reason we all install adblock!
If it was just a quick 5 second clip straight to the point then people wouldn’t mind so much, or an ad popup that you can just close. When it’s shoved in your face at full volume and you can’t skip it, It is the moment you say F*%$ YOU and install adblock.
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