YouTube Exploring Subscription Service

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YouTube is considering a subscription model that could lead the way to rogue TV channels breaking away from cable.

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[alxianthelast]

And I'd only even consider this if it was totally ad free unlike satellite and cable.

 

[LongLiveRock1974]

Amen brother. I tried HULU+ thinking it would be ad free. Nope. Same Geico commercial over and over again.

 

[louiecog]

You mean the same Geico commercial over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...

 

[alxianthelast]

also.. Youtune? are you guys doing this on purpose?

 

[msgun98]

If I can finally get cable channel programming that isn't offered on Netflix or HULU (like the Food Network) on YouTube, sign me (and mostly my wife) up.

 

[alxianthelast]

Shame too because I like Hulu. Come to that do any of them even offer Dolby DTS and 1080p?

Once they do I'll consider them again.

 

[gm0n3y]

If I could sign up for channels for say $1-2/month each, I would love to have this. I bet they'd be around $5 though and that probably wouldn't be worth it.

 

[NuclearShadow]

A better alternative to this and dropping the hefty cable TV bill is to get a streaming media player like Roku. Just order Netflix , and just back it up with Hulu+ or Amazon Prime (Prime will also give you awesome shipping benefits that pay for itself from Amazon) this will give you a pretty large streaming library you can watch at anytime and on any sort of device from a tablet, PC, to your big screen. Then with Netflix just get the movies you want that you can't stream from their mailing service.

Doing this saved me tons of money and I will never go back to cable TV.

 

[xerroz]

Commercials are cancer

 

[eddieroolz]

This can be beneficial to both YouTube and consumer, since if they offer shows to other jurisdictions, such as NBC Olympic broadcast to Canada, I very well enjoy it occasionally.

 

[zoemayne]

they should help and do something about these isp's not being able to keep up w the demand... thats killing their business.

 

[A Bad Day]

[citation][nom]alxianthelast[/nom]also.. Youtune? are you guys doing this on purpose?[/citation]

They got Google's finance, so they can troll for a while.

 

[Darkk]

Satellite and Cable companies know their days are numbered as content providers. Satellite will always have the advantage for middle of nowhere customers that can't get anything but what they can grab from the air. Cable companies tho are rebuilding their network to keep up with the increased demand of bandwidth. Comcast in my area always keep increasing their speeds so it tells me they have crap load of bandwidth and even more so if they get rid of the channels altogether and stick with video on demand and internet.

Roku, Netflix, Amazon and few others are the winners in this game. Tivo is gonna lose unless they follow the streaming model.

 

[pocketdrummer]

NUKE THIS IDEA RIGHT NOW!!!

Let me be the first to inform you that this is a tactic to eventually make you pay to see ANY video on youtube. It will start with this service (which will still have ads). Then, it'll be an expanded service to remove the ads they put into everyone's videos for a "small price". Then they'll just make it mandatory... and then they'll bring back the ads.

 

[thecolorblue]

[citation][nom]pocketdrummer[/nom]NUKE THIS IDEA RIGHT NOW!!!Let me be the first to inform you that this is a tactic to eventually make you pay to see ANY video on youtube. It will start with this service (which will still have ads). Then, it'll be an expanded service to remove the ads they put into everyone's videos for a "small price". Then they'll just make it mandatory... and then they'll bring back the ads.[/citation]
hate to say it but you may be on to something