Stone Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 YouTube Unveils Paid Subscription Video Service YouTube Red will cost $9.99 a month.LOS ANGELES -- YouTube is taking on Netflix. On Oct. 28, the video site will launch a new paid subscription service called YouTube Red, said Robert Kyncl, YouTube's chief business officer, at a Wednesday meeting at the company's offices in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. The service, which will not affect traditional ad-supported YouTube videos, will cost $9.99 a month and allow subscribers to watch any YouTube content without ads. In addition, Kyncl said, subscribers will have "exclusive access to new original series and movies from YouTube’s top creators" and unlimited use of Google Play Music. Kyncl described YouTube Red as "the ultimate YouTube experience." "Today marks a new chapter in us giving fans the choices of what they want," Kyncl said. Susanne Daniels, vice president of YouTube Originals, also spoke Wednesday, describing new premium series and movies from YouTube stars Lilly Singh, The Fine Brothers, PewDiePie, Joey Graceffa and Rooster Teeth that will be available only to YouTube Red subscribers. Rumors of a possible YouTube subscription service have been brewing for at least a year. Until now, YouTube's sole source of revenue has been advertising. Though Google does not break out YouTube revenues in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the research firm eMarketer estimates that the site nets between $1 billion and $2 billion a year in U.S. video advertising. Yet The Wall Street Journal reported in February that YouTube -- despite 2014 global revenues of about $4 billion -- does not generate a significant profit for Google, which acquired the site in 2006 for $1.65 billion. Google executives clearly hope that they can change this by tapping the large and growing market for subscription streaming video services. American consumers spent a total of $4 billion on such services in 2014, up a whopping 26 percent from the year before. But the lion's share of this money, $3.4 billion, went to Netflix. Few of the other subscription streaming services that have emerged in recent years -- Sling TV, Crunchyroll, Acorn TV -- have been able to find a foothold in the market. Netflix's closest rival in terms of viewership is Amazon Prime Instant Video, but that's part of a broader subscription package that also includes free two-day shipping on Amazon purchases. Hulu Plus, which lets subscribers access recently aired TV shows for about $8 a month, lags far behind. It's not yet clear whether YouTube will be any different. Convincing people who already subscribe to one or two streaming services that they need yet another is a tall order. On the other hand, 84 percent of American households still subscribe to some form of traditional paid-TV service, such as cable or satellite. Total U.S. spending on such subscriptions is nearly $100 billion a year -- 25 times what is spent on streaming. If YouTube were able to siphon off even a small fraction of this business with its new service, the rewards could be immense. Manuel Bronstein, YouTube's director of product development, unveiled a new YouTube music app Wednesday, saying that it would help users discover new music based on their listening habits. "The station learns from you and takes you on a personalized music journey," Bronstein said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorBreath Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 so... Red Tube? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini0n Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 $9.99 por uma versão ad-free, offline e com o player a correr no background? Acho caro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellspinner Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) Previsão? Mais um fail.Porque é que em vez de fazer concorrência a serviços já estabelecidos no mercado não fazem coisas novas ou focam-se no que fazem bem Search, android, gmail e maps Edited October 21, 2015 by hellspinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenge Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 $9.99 por uma versão ad-free, offline e com o player a correr no background? Acho caro.E o Google Music ilimitado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hellspinner Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 $9.99 por uma versão ad-free, offline e com o player a correr no background? Acho caro.com 2 apps fazo a festa e é free...Mas claro a google meteu essas duas apps fora da Store hahah, e já la tiverem durante muitos meses mas agora com o Red baniram-nas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 8,8€ por isso??O adBlock é grátis. Basta-me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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