Google plans UK launch of paid-for YouTube Red service
Google is planning to launch a paid version of YouTube in the UK in the 2017, as the internet giant expands its competitor to Netflix and Amazon’s subscription video services.
YouTube Red, which was first released in the US last year and has since expanded to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Korea, allows subscribers to watch videos without viewing adverts beforehand, as well as gaining access to a roster of exclusive shows. Google is understood to be in negotiations with rights holders about bringing the service to the UK and other European markets in 2017, although YouTube Red’s launch is not a certainty and is dependent on signing deals with music labels. As well as removing adverts on currently-available videos, YouTube Red, expected to cost £9.99 a month in the UK, is positioned as a competitor to other online video services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. It gives viewers access to a range of original shows and films from independent video makers. It also allows subscribers to download shows to watch offline and in the background on smartphones, and includes access to Google Play Music, the company’s music streaming competitor to Spotify and Apple Music. It is believed the new revenue model, as well as features such as video downloads, can require contracts to be renegotiated.
YouTube Red, which was first released in the US last year and has since expanded to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Korea, allows subscribers to watch videos without viewing adverts beforehand, as well as gaining access to a roster of exclusive shows. Google is understood to be in negotiations with rights holders about bringing the service to the UK and other European markets in 2017, although YouTube Red’s launch is not a certainty and is dependent on signing deals with music labels. As well as removing adverts on currently-available videos, YouTube Red, expected to cost £9.99 a month in the UK, is positioned as a competitor to other online video services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. It gives viewers access to a range of original shows and films from independent video makers. It also allows subscribers to download shows to watch offline and in the background on smartphones, and includes access to Google Play Music, the company’s music streaming competitor to Spotify and Apple Music. It is believed the new revenue model, as well as features such as video downloads, can require contracts to be renegotiated.
[] YouTube Red, which was first released in the US last year
[] YoutTube paid out $1bn (£800m) to the music industry last year as the mosts popular content on youtube is music videos.
[] YouTube Red, expected to cost £9.99 a month in the UK.
[] YouTube Red had around 1.5m paying subscribers in the summer
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