youtube red: youtube without ads for 10$ a month

[brianmanahan]

http://youtubecreator.blogspot.com/2015/10/meet-youtube-red-ultimate-youtube_37.html

it gives ad-free viewing, plus the ability to save videos for offline play, plus google play music is included with the 10$

in other news, youtube apparently hasn't discovered that ABP and FLV downloaders exist :whiste:

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I just use the clea.nr youtube browser extension. *shrug*

And a crapton of adblock utilities running on my router.

And a video/audio downloader extension.

I'll save my $10/month for Netflix.

 

[Cappuccino]

inb4 Google charges us $.10 for Googling 1 search.

 

[TwiceOver]

Lol ol

 

[JM Aggie08]

inb4 Google charges us $.10 for Googling 1 search.

1 like = 1 prayer

 

[SAWYER]

It also includes google's music streaming service

 

[Ns1]

lol

 

[lxskllr]

I'd like to know how much goes to the video creators/providers. I'd pay $10 a month if they disclosed how much went to google, and it wasn't 90%+. I'd like to see a credit, where google gets ~$2-$3, and the rest is distributed through a [Tip] button to channels you especially like. Remaining balance at the end of each month gets distributed to untipped channels watched.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Anything named "youtube red" that isn't porn is a disappointment.

 

[Kaido]

I'd like to know how much goes to the video creators/providers. I'd pay $10 a month if they disclosed how much went to google, and it wasn't 90%+. I'd like to see a credit, where google gets ~$2-$3, and the rest is distributed through a [Tip] button to channels you especially like. Remaining balance at the end of each month gets distributed to untipped channels watched.

Same. I watch a TON of Youtube, for everything from entertainment to how-to's, and I wouldn't mind not having any ads (without having to run browser cheats), especially if a good amount of the money went to the content creators. Especially when you just want to watch a clip on your TV or smartphone and you have to sit through a stupid ad haha.

 

[Red Squirrel]

lol they knew what they were doing when they chose "red".

They will probably sue Redtube later for trademark infringement.

 

[brianmanahan]

1 like = 1 prayer

if you agree with me, give me a like

if you disagree with me, give me a share

it really helps me out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d5u0CmcCnk

 

[motsm]

I'd like to know how much goes to the video creators/providers. I'd pay $10 a month if they disclosed how much went to google, and it wasn't 90%+. I'd like to see a credit, where google gets ~$2-$3, and the rest is distributed through a [Tip] button to channels you especially like. Remaining balance at the end of each month gets distributed to untipped channels watched.

If I had to guess, I'd say YouTube will track where an ad would have played, and just pay the content provider the same as if you watched an ad on their channel. I just don't see any need for them to make it more complicated than that, but who knows.

 

[BoomerD]

wait...Youtube has ads?

 

[Shlong]

I'd like to know how much goes to the video creators/providers. I'd pay $10 a month if they disclosed how much went to google, and it wasn't 90%+. I'd like to see a credit, where google gets ~$2-$3, and the rest is distributed through a [Tip] button to channels you especially like. Remaining balance at the end of each month gets distributed to untipped channels watched.

$5.50 goes to content creators, YouTube keeps $4.50. If you watch one particular channel 50% of the time, that channel will get $2.75 or half of the $5.50. With increasing usage of adblockers, content creators and YouTube will lose money (people won't have much incentive to make videos anymore).

 

[BUTCH1]

inb4 Google charges us $.10 for Googling 1 search.

God knows they'd love to but that will drive people in DROVES to free search sites.

 

[brianmanahan]

$5.50 goes to content creators, YouTube keeps $4.50. If you watch one particular channel 50% of the time, that channel will get $2.75 or half of the $5.50. With increasing usage of adblockers, content creators and YouTube will lose money (people won't have much incentive to make videos anymore).

i try to make videos that old ladies will watch, because they don't know what adblock is

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I just use the clea.nr youtube browser extension. *shrug*

And a crapton of adblock utilities running on my router.

And a video/audio downloader extension.

I'll save my $10/month for Netflix.

What kind of adblocking on your router? Outside of a list of banned addresses (and I wouldn't know where to get such a list), I'm completely unaware of any methods within a router?

 

[lxskllr]

$5.50 goes to content creators, YouTube keeps $4.50. If you watch one particular channel 50% of the time, that channel will get $2.75 or half of the $5.50. With increasing usage of adblockers, content creators and YouTube will lose money (people won't have much incentive to make videos anymore).

That's not /terrible/. Google gets less than half.

Bolded is patently nonsense. Nothing would have ever been made if people required payment to do anything. People do things because they want to. People that do them skilfully, will be rewarded by the people that appreciate it.

 

[brianmanahan]

That's not /terrible/. Google gets less than half.

i think that's the same ratio on youtube now anyway, %55 me/%45 youtube

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I've never understood the search in YouTube. It seems like the furthest thing from Google, because if I want a particular video it's like swimming in an ocean of shit. Unless someone links a Youtube, I never watch anything on it.

 

[Imp]

That's not /terrible/. Google gets less than half.

Bolded is patently nonsense. Nothing would have ever been made if people required payment to do anything. People do things because they want to. People that do them skilfully, will be rewarded by the people that appreciate it.

From what I've heard, YouTube people make more from product placement and sponsorship than views. Instagrammers, which don't have ads from what I've seen, make money with 50k+ subscribers, apparently.

If you get a million views, it's like $1 to $3 per 1000 so $1000 to $3000 per million. You'd need 7 million views to equate to minimum wage where I live -- that's not including expenses to make the videos.

 

[brianmanahan]

If you get a million views, it's like $1 to $3 per 1000 so $1000 to $3000 per million. You'd need 7 million views to equate to minimum wage where I live -- that's not including expenses to make the videos.

not a bad side income though, especially if the videos are low cost and don't take a lot of time

 

[AznAnarchy99]

wait...Youtube has ads?

I only get them when I watch it on my phone :|

 

[Imp]

not a bad side income though, especially if the videos are low cost and don't take a lot of time

Ya, that's the hard part. Once you're established and have a following, you can essentially print money. If you're young and hot, 30 second video of you smoking... profit. Do one of the dozens of online challenges or fads right now? Profit. Cost of cinnamon is $5 a container?

My money's on most people being too cheap to pay $10 for no ads. I'm one of them...