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Total YouTube Red Paid Subscriptions in a Year: 1.5 Million

November 3, 2016

Image by Sjoerd Winj (CC by 2.0) YouTube Red, oddly enough, is in the red. YouTube Red launched late last year with big plans. The company wanted to provide a solid alternative for other services like Hulu a... Read More...

YouTube Red Declares Streaming Price War…

Charlotte Hassan

May 25, 2016

YouTube's paid streaming service, YouTube Red, is offering users a 3 month trial for just 99 cents. Is this a race to the bottom? In the music streaming market, it seems as though we've hit a period in whic... Read More...

Adele’s ’25’ Is Not Available on YouTube

Paul Resnikoff

November 20, 2015

Add YouTube to the list of streaming platforms not offering Adele's just-released album, 25. As of this (Friday) morning, only the lead single, 'Hello,' is available, despite some misleading listings on th... Read More...

Confirmed: YouTube Red Is Paying Virtually Nothing to Content Creators During Its Free Trial

Paul Resnikoff

October 29, 2015

We hate to be the one to tell you this, but, if you're a content creator on YouTube, you're probably going to receive very little during the initial free trial phase of YouTube Red. Ahead of Red's launch o... Read More...

YouTube Can’t Decide If They Should Pay Creators During Their Premium Free Trial

Paul Resnikoff

October 28, 2015

YouTube Red, YouTube's ad-free, premium service is launching right now (October 28th) with a one-month free trial. The only problem is that nobody knows if creators are getting paid during this trial p... Read More...

17 Critical Facts About YouTube Red and YouTube Music

Paul Resnikoff

October 21, 2015

On Wednesday, YouTube finally announced the details around YouTube Red, its first big stab into a premium, ad-free tier. Here's everything we know so far, from both a creator and consumer standpoint. 1. F... Read More...

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Total YouTube Red Paid Subscriptions in a Year: 1.5 Million

YouTube Red Declares Streaming Price War…

Adele’s ’25’ Is Not Available on YouTube

Confirmed: YouTube Red Is Paying Virtually Nothing to Content Creators During Its Free Trial

YouTube Can’t Decide If They Should Pay Creators During Their Premium Free Trial

17 Critical Facts About YouTube Red and YouTube Music

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