YouTube, the world's largest online video portal, from now on will start charging viewers for some programs. A monthly subscription will be starting at $0.99 a month.
For the new pilot program the Google-owned video portal selected a small group of partners such as Sesame Street, which will make full episodes available on its paid channels, while the Ultimate Fighting Championships will make full fights available. There will also be children’s programs by National Geographic Kids and sports video-lessons by iAmplify.
The Google-owned video portal unveiled the new pilot program on Thursday, confirming months of reports that YouTube would introduce paid subscriptions. YouTube will also continue to offer free video content to its 1 billion monthly users.
The program launches with 30 partners, but YouTube will soon open it up to other "qualifying partners" who want to opt in.
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