We all know YouTube as the ultimate free video hosting website, and as much as I would like to keep it that way, I somehow knew that this would not continue on forever.
The service is planning to host couple of pilot channels to test out the changes. Reportedly, the prices can be as "low" as 99 cents and on top of that you get a free 14 day trial. Currently we know that there will be a couple of paid channels, two of which will be Sesame Street and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
To us, the users, this seems ridiculous; they want to us to pay for what we had free for the longest time. However, from the perspective of the broadcasters this obviously can be a good thing, since the more subscribers they have, the more money they will generate, and the more content they can provide.
I have a couple of questions to ask the person who designed this. If I am currently subscribed to UFC, will I be forced to pay to keep my subscription? Will this service be only available to YouTube Partners or will anyone be able to use it? Finally, how will this affect the monetizing of the videos?
I'm pretty sure that I am not the only one concerned about this issue and I guarantee that this will bring problems. I know that initially the amount of subscribers of a paid channel will drop significantly, but who's so say that people won't change their minds about this?
Would you pay for YouTube? I'm interested in what you think.
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