Are there paid ones on YouTube? How to subscribe to a paid YouTube video channel. Access to exclusive bonuses

is just one of the ways filmmakers can post their content to YouTube. YouTube will not charge for videos that are free to watch.

Subscription to a paid channel

Do not worry: If you subscribe to a channel and that subscription includes access to another channel that you are already paying for, the system will automatically unsubscribe the individual channel at the end of the reporting period. You don't have to pay twice for the same thing.

Majority pay channels has a free trial for those people who subscribe for the first time. Validity period of the free trial version displayed above the button Try it for free. Also, in addition to the free trial, pay TV channels often offer free viewing of selected movies, so you can try the channel before paying for a subscription.

When you do so, it will be canceled just like a subscription to a regular YouTube video channel.

• If your subscription includes access to multiple channels, you can remove any of them from the tab Subscriptions, without unsubscribing other channels. The subscription fee will be charged before the date you canceled the subscription of the channel that was purchased as the main channel.

You can easily check the status of your subscription to paid channels on the page

The paid subscription is called YouTube Red and will be available from October 28, according to a post on the video hosting's official blog.

In addition to the lack of advertising, paid subscription owners will be able to save their favorite video and view it later without an Internet connection.And starting in 2016, YouTube Red users will have access to exclusive content consisting of shows and movies. BFree access to most YouTube video resources will continue.

The information that YouTube will introduce a paid subscription appeared in the spring of 2015. Then the edition of The Verge, citing its own anonymous sources even called the cost of the service - $ 10 per month.

A paid subscription will become an additional source of income not only for hosting, but also for video owners. They will be able to monetize their content directly from viewers rather than ads. Vloggers will receive additional funds if their video has been viewed by a premium account owner. The more time such a viewer spends on the channel, the greater this amount will be.

Now the income of the highest paid YouTube stars is in the millions of dollars. In October, Forbes published the richest vloggers YouTube . It was led by the Swede Felix Kjellberg, who films the process of passing computer games. Behind Last year he made $12 million. Previously, as part of the expansion of the exclusive YouTube content has already signed contracts with the authors of the four most popular channels in the English-language segment - The Fine Brothers, Prank vs. Prank, Joey Graceffa and Smosh. According to The Wall Street Journal, d content sharing arrangements have also been signed with Fox Sports, A&E Networks and NBCUniversal. YouTube is ready to give them 55% of their subscription revenue.

Felix Kjellberg

In addition to the introduction of a paid subscription, the company also presented the YouTube Music music application. It, as they say in the official message, should appear in the near future.

For the first time about paid music app YouTube started talking in November 2014. Then a test launch of the YouTube Music Key service with licensed music and ad-free clips was announced. But in February 2015, Google's vice president of content and YouTube business operations, Robert Kinsle, said that the release of the YouTube Music Key service was being delayed.

Today, YouTube is the world's largest video hosting site, and its audience exceeds one billion people. The service was launched in 2005, and in 2006 it was purchased Google for $ 1.7 billion. Among US residents aged 18 to 49, YouTube is more popular than any American cable television network.

By becoming a channel sponsor, a viewer supports the creator and receives benefits such as a sponsor badge, access to special emoji, and exclusive bonuses.

How to become a sponsor

You can join the sponsors of the channel on the website or in YouTube app. Here's how to do it:

1. Open site youtube.com or the YouTube app.
2. If yes, click the button To sponsor.
3. Click Buy.

Sponsorships are currently not available on the YouTube for iOS app. However, you can do it on another device and then enjoy all the benefits on iOS.

Benefits for sponsors

• Exclusive Sponsor Icon in Chat:
  • some channels may have a different icon depending on how long you've been a sponsor.
• Notification " New sponsor". It will be displayed at the top of the chat on a bright green background for five minutes if you sponsor during a live stream.
• Access to sponsored posts on the "Community" tab.
• Bonuses from the author (their list may change).
• Access to chats for sponsors only.
• Access to copyright emoji.
• The ability to leave messages in the chat without .

A special icon will be visible next to your comments and messages in live chats on the channel you sponsor.

Access to exclusive bonuses

In addition to the standard benefits, sponsors receive from the author of the channel they support, additional bonuses. To see their list, click the "Sponsor" button. Please note that these bonuses are not always available and may change from time to time. Also keep in mind that the responsibility for providing them lies solely with the author of the channel.

How to cancel sponsorship or change settings

If you sponsor a channel, funds will be debited from your account monthly at the start of each billing cycle. You can check the date of the next payment, as well as cancel sponsorship or change parameters on the page youtube.com/paid_memberships.

How to change the sponsorship payment method

Subscribing to a sponsored channel

If you become a sponsor of a channel, you will be automatically subscribed to it, even if you didn't subscribe before. After that, you will see exclusive posts in the "Community" tab. You can cancel your subscription to a channel at any time.

Notifications

How to complain about an invalid bonus

Channel sponsors may report bonuses to YouTube staff that violate our community guidelines, such as content sexual in nature or contain scenes of violence, discriminatory language, false information or spam. To report a violation, just click "Complain about bonuses" in the sponsorship settings window.

Temporarily disable the "Sponsorship" feature

If the author decides to leave the multi-channel network or change it, as well as in a number of other situations, he can temporarily disable the "Sponsorship" function on the channel. In this case, sponsors will lose access to bonuses, and the author will not receive income from them. Then, when the feature is enabled, new users will be able to become your sponsors again, and those who sponsored your channel before will return to their status.

Sponsorship can be suspended for up to 90 days. If the author does not enable the feature after this period, it will be disabled permanently and current sponsors will be removed.

Lost access to the "Sponsorship" feature

If a channel creator loses access to the Sponsorship feature (for example, if they leave the YouTube Partner Program), bonuses will immediately become unavailable to their sponsors and payments will be suspended. In addition, in this case, the sponsors will receive a refund in the amount of a monthly fee.

FAQ

Why is there no "Sponsor" button on the channel?

Here possible reasons:

• The feature is not available on this channel.
• Sponsorship is not available in your country.
• There is no button on the viewing pages of only some of the author's videos. So, it is not displayed if the video has been claimed by a partner who uploads music content.

Why do some channels have multiple prices?

On these channels we test new feature. Its essence is that the authors can set different prices depending on the set of bonuses that the sponsor will receive. There are five such levels in total.

If you choose a higher price, the bonuses of the previous levels will also be available to you.

What bonuses are provided for each level? How to become a sponsor?

1. Open youtube.com or the YouTube app.
2. Navigate to any video from the desired channel and check if Sponsorship is enabled on it.
3. If yes, then click To sponsor.
4. Select the required level and go to its price.
5. Follow the instructions and enter your payment information.
6. Click Buy.

When the operation is completed, you will see a notification. The sponsorship fee will be debited monthly at the beginning of each billing cycle.

How can a channel sponsor see available bonuses?

Go to the channel page and click All bonuses.

How to change sponsorship level?

It is necessary, and then issue it again.

What part of the fee does the author receive?

Authors receive 70% of income after local sales tax. The remaining 30% goes to YouTube. Currently, commissions for conducting transactions, including for operations on credit card, YouTube completely takes over.

Today we will try to find out if there is a paid subscription to Youtube. Not so long ago, around the middle of 2015, the first news about this event appeared on the Internet. Allegedly, the large video hosting YouTube will make subscriptions to channels paid. Until that time, as it was clear to everyone, they were free. Some users were skeptical about the statement. Can't the largest video portal become paid right away? How are things really going with this issue?

Pay or not?

Novice users after this news became interested - subscription to channels Youtube paid or not? Previously, it was possible to answer unequivocally - you will not have any costs for watching videos. But after the statements made, it is difficult to give an answer.

Now there are some points to consider. This is a paid subscription to Youtube. In other words, this site now has two options - paid and free. You can choose whether to pay per view or not. Of course, in order to use YouTube resources for free, you will only have to subscribe to the relevant channels. In general, the site does not require payment for viewing all videos.

For what

But why then were Youtube paid subscriptions invented? In truth, this is a way to earn money for users. The Internet is full of people who create some of their own original video tutorials and courses, reviews and guides. Some of the resources differ in their quality. And, of course, you want to get something for them.

It is for these purposes that Youtube paid subscriptions were invented. It's no secret that this site is already being used to make money. True, not very active. When viewing "promoted" channels, users have to additionally watch ads. For this, the owner of the video receives a fee, albeit a small one. A kind of passive income.

There is news that Youtube will introduce a paid subscription in October 2015. People making money on the Internet began to actively create their own original videos. After all, now everyone is able to conduct their own channel or shoot a video. Users will have to pay to view it. This is what it is in a good way making a profit. Of course, the creators of Youtube will not stand aside. They also benefit. True, there are quite a few restrictions that will not allow everyone to make a paid subscription to their channel.

Limitations and conditions

What does it take to get such a beautiful new way make money on youtube? To begin with, you must have an already "promoted" channel with a good reputation. Otherwise, a paid subscription to Youtube will not be available to you. In addition, the number of subscribers on the channel must be more than 1,000. Account verified by phone number, as well as compliance affiliate program Youtube is also important conditions. By the way, your paid videos must be created personally, and also be original. Unfortunately, various letsplays and passages for paid channels are not suitable. Just like app guides. Unless it states that you have the right to create paid reviews.

In addition, a paid subscription to Youtube is not available in all countries. Unfortunately, in Russia it will not be possible to make such a source of profit for yourself. Subscribing to channels and paying for watching videos is easy, but making money on your own is not. If you are in the territory of the following countries, then such an opportunity is available:

• Italy;
• Hong Kong;
• Japan;
• Poland;
• Canada;
• Mexico;
• India;
• Australia;
• Brazil;
• France;
• Philippines;
• Portugal;
• Italy;
• New Zealand;
• South Korea;
• Sweden;
• Taiwan;
• Uganda.

In addition, it is worth noting that users need to have an AdSense account verified and associated with YouTube. Without it, it will not be possible to bring the idea to life.

How to turn it on

Let's assume that all requirements are met. And now you can have a paid subscription to Youtube. To do this, you have to turn it on. How to do it?

Nothing complicated. To get started, you will have to look into the "Status and Features" on "YouTube", and then select "Paid Content" there. If your account meets the requirements, you will see an "Enable" button there. Now agree with the messages, and then constantly click on "OK" or "Next". After that, check the checkboxes in the right places and select "Accept".

Now on the left side of the screen you will see a new inscription - "Paid Subscriptions". In the "Monetization" section, you will see a new menu item - a checkbox. It is called "To watch the video, you must purchase it or rent it." If you set this parameter for a video, it will become paid. That's all. As you can see, nothing complicated.

To buy paid content on youtube, You must have account YouTube with a customized payment method. If you don't have one, create a Google account and add a payment method.

Video payment for computer

In order to pay for watching the video, log in to your Google account and do the following:

1. Open the movie you want to buy and click the button with the purchase price.
2. In some movies, you will see rental options and HD version information. Please note that the HD version may not be available on some devices. Rented films will be available for the duration for which they were rented. The time is counted from the moment you start watching the movie for the first time. You can watch the purchased materials any number of times, because they do not have an expiration date.

   Note: Live events purchased through PPV (Paid View) will still be visible in shopping

3. Enter promo code→ a field will appear where you can enter the code. Enter the code and click on the arrow and then the corresponding Done button to continue.
4. Choose the payment method you want to use or add a new one. Click Buy to complete the deal.
5. When the payment is processed, you will receive a confirmation of the purchase.
6. All purchased films can be found on the page youtube.com/purchases(You must be logged in to view them.)

On an Android phone or tablet

To buy a YouTube video from a device under Android control, sign in to your Google account and follow these steps:

1. Open the video you want to buy and click the button with the purchase price.
2. For some movies, you will see rental options and HD version information. Please note that the HD version may not be available for some devices. Rented films will be available for the duration for which they were rented. Time is counted from the moment you watch the movie for the first time. Purchased materials, you can watch any number of times, because they do not have an expiration date.

   Note: events in live purchased under the PPV (Paid View) system will still be visible in shopping after the end of this event, but you will not be able to watch them.

3. If you have a coupon you would like to use, click Enter promo code.
4. Choose the payment method you want to use or add a new one. Click Buy to complete the deal.
5. Once the payment has been processed, you will receive a confirmation of your purchase.
6. You will find all purchased films in the menu on the tab Purchases.