Google rumored to launch paid YouTube channels this spring

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Would you pay to watch your favorite video channel on YouTube? That's apparently what Google is hoping will happen, and it may be on its way very soon. The company is rumored to be working with a small number of popular YouTube video channel operators on a pilot program that could result in paid video subscriptions as early as this spring.

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I personally think it's another way for YouTube/Google to make more money. They make enough as it is, through ads, so why more.

 

[Philly]

Wow that is bullshit. i agree with you, they make at LEAST a million a day from ads alone. That should be plenty enough.

 

[Cole]

Wow that is bullshit. i agree with you, they make at LEAST a million a day from ads alone. That should be plenty enough.

Business is Business. As much as I agree with you, you have to look at it from there perspective, they just want to keep making more $

If this does happen, it would really suck though.

 

[Philly]

Business is Business. As much as I agree with you, you have to look at it from there perspective, they just want to keep making more $

If this does happen, it would really suck though.

That is true, however it wouldn't work out. It would be just like myspace people went to facebook, and people would goto vimeo.

 

[Cole]

I agree, I doubt it would work. I barely watch Youtube as it is, no way I'd be paying.

I'd rather pay to watch WorldStarHipHop

 

[Bomb]

I agree, I doubt it would work. I barely watch Youtube as it is, no way I'd be paying.

I'd rather pay to watch WorldStarHipHop

Yeah Worldstar has better vids the majority of the time anyways

 

[Doug]

I say we charge our lazers up, then they can spend that money investing in new ddos protection servers ;P