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YouTube is to launch a subscription service offering original, exclusive videos - including feature-length films starring high-profile vloggers.

Initially only available in the US, YouTube Red will cost $9.99 (£6.50) a month and have no adverts.

PewDiePie, Rooster Tooth and Lilly Singh are among the well-known names involved.

Other news relating to the service

• It's also bundled with Google Play music all access. So you get a video/music combo.
• Offline video playback
• US only for now
• They're offering a free month's trial
• Looks like an extension/replacement for Youtube music key

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Personally reading about the original content sounds underwhelming imo. Reality tv is brain-dead, having youtubers doesn't make it brain-dead.

I can't see many people taking up on this apart from those really ingrained in the Google ecosystem. Particularly as youtube was built upon free user created content. The bundling with music all access makes it quite sweet. Personally I know I won't take this up, I'm happy with my Spotify/Netflix (and possible Crunchyroll) subscriptions. Youtube Red doesn't cut it for me as Play Music as a tendency to mess up audio on my phone.

Oh lulz Youtube Red sounds like Redtube lulz!

 

[HaloEffect17]

id rather take a shit in my own hands and clap.

that's..... just.. wow
even i couldn't come up with that.. i have been outplayed

I... can't even. I really can't.

 

[ketal]

Paying? For YouTube? If I have to pay I'll stick to niconicodouga

 

[Nollog]

feature-length films starring high-profile vloggers.

lol

 

[Doran754]

id rather take a shit in my own hands and clap.

Id rather tongue punch your fart box afterwards than pay for that. Do I win? Your move.

 

[loco365]

But what about the other YouTube subscription that enables background video playback? Will that now be part of this?

 

[GhostLatte]

Must resist...

fuck it.

RedTube anyone?

This isn't the Gatewait hype thread :^)

 

[pastaconsumer]

If only YouTube dipped into the porn side of things, then they'd have a fucking monopoly on the surface net

 

[Flame]

Youtube has too much of a monopoly... its was about time its destroyed itself.

 

[driverdis]

There is no fucking way I am paying ten dollars a month to watch pewdiepie. I would rather chew broken glass.

Anybody that uses chew already does this so what will they do instead?

 

[Veho]

id rather take a shit in my own hands and clap.

I have been laughing for two minutes straight. My ribs hurt.

 

[Hyperstar96]

"Offline video playback"
Notice how it doesn't say offline video download.

How can you play a video offline without downloading it?

 

[NintendU_the_great]

nm

 

[TruBlaze]

Paying? For YouTube? If I have to pay I'll stick to niconicodouga

Why would ANYONE pay for Youtube? It's bad enough that Google is rich as [expletive]. And I am broke af.

 

[NintendU_the_great]

nm

 

[gamesquest1]

please god make pewdiepie a youtube red exclusive....please google i hate seeing his gormless face pop up in search results (....im sure i could probably block him from showing up, but i shouldn't have to, surely they have realized i have never watched any of his crap)

 

[Bladexdsl]

But how long can you scream at video games before that crap gets old?

his just ripping of AVGN anyway the only difference is he is a retard AVGN isn't

make way for PAYtube

 

[Hells Malice]

April...fools?

 

[JoostinOnline]

They should call it "Redtube" for short.

 

[MarioFanatic64]

Paying money for content that I rarely watched for free? Get outta here.

 

[GamerzHell9137]

Red Youtube? Red..... You..... Tube..... sounds familiar.....