By Nicholas Whitt |Staff Writer| YouTube has created a subscription service called YouTube Red, and it opens up multiple avenues on how it may provide online video and educational content. "Google has been breaking even in terms of revenue and cost production with YouTube for the past nine years," according to Dan Bates, a writer for DailyMail.com. Charging people money to watch some of their favorite creators make unique content is the same principle as the famous web based video content Hulu followed. Hulu, back in 2009, used to be free for everyone and gained most of their revenue from ads, just like YouTube. Now, Hulu is a subscription service with only certain content … [Read more...] about Youtube the next hulu?
YouTube Red
YouTube Red arrives
By Nicholas Whitt |Staff Writer| YouTube Red is a new addition to YouTube that is a paid subscription for an amplified video and music experience. Red offers never before seen additions for YouTube: ad free videos, offline video availability, and background play. By allowing ad free content, Red makes it possible for you to support your favorite artist without watching ads. “At first, I thought it was dumb because I can just get an ad blocker, but then I realized that I could basically get all the music and music videos I want for a single price,” stated student Carmen Davalos. YouTube Red is similar to Pandora, a personalized radio station, in terms of how its subscribers choose … [Read more...] about YouTube Red arrives