Introducing YouTube Red

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  YouTube is to launch a subscription service, YouTube Red, that will allow users to:

  • Watch ad-free videos
  • Save videos to watch offline
  • Play videos in the background whilst using your device

   

  YouTube Red will cost £6.50 a month, and will be initially rolled out in the US later this month.

  It was also announced via YouTube’s blog that new original shows will be available on the subscription service as early as next year: ‘YouTube Red will get even better with member-only access to new, original shows and movies from some of YouTube’s biggest creators.’

  YouTube Red original shows will include:

  • Scare PewDiePie - a reality adventure series as Felix reacts to situations inspired by his favourite games.
  • Sing it! - A comedy that satirises talent competitions
  • Lazer Team - A movie featuring four losers who find an alien ship carrying an strange cargo
  • A Trip to Unicorn Island - An in-depth look at the life of Lilly Singh as she embarks on a 26 city tour.
  • Single by 30 - a romantic drama about two high school friends who pledge to marry each other if they are still unwed at 30
  • Fight of the Living Dead - a reality show that puts popular YouTubers in a frightening zombie apocalypse to see how they cope
  • I Am Tobuscus - a comedy about a self-involved YouTube creator trying to be a big star

   

  The subscription will further allow access to YouTube Gaming, a new YouTube Music app, and Google Play Music will also be included.

  It could prove difficult to get users to transition and pay for YouTube Red, so don’t worry if you’re not interested, the original YouTube along with its annoying ads will still be available free of charge.

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