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"YouTube Red" Offers Premium YouTube For $9.99 a Month, $12.99 For iOS Users (arstechnica.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-for-uninterrupted-play dept.

An anonymous reader writes: YouTube is launching a subscription plan in the U.S. called Red that combines ad-free videos, new original series and movies. The official blog post reads in part: "On October 28, we’re giving fans exactly what they want. Introducing YouTube Red -- a new membership designed to provide you with the ultimate YouTube experience. YouTube Red lets you enjoy videos across all of YouTube without ads, while also letting you save videos to watch offline on your phone or tablet and play videos in the background, all for $9.99 a month. Your membership extends across devices and anywhere you sign into YouTube, including our recently launched Gaming app and a brand new YouTube Music app we’re announcing today that will be available soon."

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  1. The name is too long by jandrese · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suggest they shorten it to RedTube.

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  2. That's weird... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I already enjoy Youtube without ads.

  3. "phrasing!!!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    youtube red... redtube

    Nah, no one is going to mistype it and get a surprise.

  4. Ten Ways To Make a GREAT YouTube Video! by sycodon · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Sound. Make sure it is waaay too lound or waaay too soft. Keep'm guessing.

    2. Make sure your camera jiggles everywhere. Clear pictures are way over rated.

    3. Make sure the action takes place right near the bottom. that's where Google places its Ads so we can't see anything.

    4. Put up lots of those stupid text boxes with links to stuff we should watch instead of what we wanted to watch, subscribe messages, or even better, just be fucking blank.

    5. If do just one of the text boxes, make sure it's right where all the action is so people can't see.

    6. If you do multiple text boxes, cover the whole screen with them. If you are really good, you can do them so hat we can't close them.

    7, Make sure your Title is completely unrelated to the actual content. Misleading is even better.

    8. If you do something controversial, turn off the comments so we can't tell you what a fucking ass you are.

    9. If possible, have the video go for about 5 minutes before whatever we wanted to see shows up.

    10. Use a thumbnail with pictures of tits. Everyone ALWAYS click on tits.

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