YouTube is axing its ad-free Premium Lite subscription plan
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YouTube’s Premium Lite subscription is going away.

I was happily using this for a year or so now. Feels fairer than using an ad blocker. But now they apparently want more money out of people. Feels like some sort of internet video apocalypse is happening, where the services become extremely fragmented and expensive, like YouTube, netflix, hbo, Hulu, Disney+ and whatnot. Each wants some 10-20€ out of your pocket.

I guess that means back to ad blockers and piracy…

  • SibboOP
    2•1 year ago

    I really hope there is something like a flare system. You pay a fixed price every month, and that money gets distributed by watchtime or likes or so between creators. Including higher budget creations such as series and movies. Maybe depending on production budget, they can get a multiplier. Since a movie minute is usually a lot more expensive than a random guy talking into a microphone.

    • @mooseknee@beehaw.org
      8•1 year ago

      Nebula does this. I really like the platform except there aren’t comments. Sometimes I like reading the comments on a video

      • SibboOP
        1•1 year ago

        So does it have access to all the content from YouTube, netflix, hbo, Disney+ etc?

        • @mooseknee@beehaw.org
          1•1 year ago

          Oh no sorry. It has creators and users that business model you described afaik. There are some creators on Nebula that are also on YouTube. Nebula is not a program to watch stuff on YouTube

    • @relic_@lemm.ee
      5•1 year ago

      YouTube already does that, though? In fact your premium sub helps creators much more than a non-premium viewer does. Of course the multiplier proposition would be new/different.

      Not trying to shill for YouTube but that’s one of the main reasons I have a subscription is to support creators I like.

      • SibboOP
        1•1 year ago

        Well true, but YouTube does not have all the content of the other streaming platforms, and also wants you to pay extra for e.g. movies.

        • @Sentinian@lemmy.oneEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          I’d imagine most people using YouTube aren’t looking for TV/movie style content, rather the user created stuff. Or maybe TV shorter clips.

      • Dudewitbow
        1•1 year ago

        Premium sub probably does but not guaranteed. Iirc, premium subs offer creators $ from google via time watched, vs free users ad impressions.

        Its part of the reason why some youtube channels have scheduled Livestreams, as Livestreams make a lot of money off premium subscribers watching.