Youtube.... I triple dog dare you.....

What? Does this say we'd have to pay to watch youtube?!

That'd never happen, it would kill Youtube. People don't like switching sites, but if they force a subscription, people will find a new, free, site to post their videos.

If this is true, then this is great. Means less people will watch crap channels like PewDiePie and Tobuscus.

As little as $2 for a channel subscription. This wont change EVERY channel out there to "pay to watch" it's just certain channels, like the article says, ones that aren't even aired yet most likely.

You can get Google and Youtube on TV's, in places you can get Google Fiber internet connection. They want to take TV producers, get them on youtube through paid channels to make money to create their shows, and dominate TV through the already popular Youtube. Not making your average joe's youtube channel "pay to watch". This is a VERY smart and VERY good marketing and business plan by Google and it will happen eventually. I don't mind it, I can't afford any of their "pay to watch" things, but that wont affect me.

If they force all channels to do so, they will destroy youtube, and then it would affect me.
Big deal people will make money and TV producers will move to the internet. It's just another step in the age of Television coming to an end and the age of the Internet rising.

I have 300 subs.

So 600$...

brb

Its not like they're forcing people to do this. Most people make enough money off regular ads and wont switch.

Majority of youtubers will probably not take advantage of this because they make more money off merchandising and stuff. I think this service will exist for TV channel stuff, like maybe Adult Swim would feature full episodes instead of clips. Just my theory, I know this is not bad news and does not effect most of us. I also know this is not the first time youtube brought something like this up...
Now that I think of it, didn't at one time youtube allow a service where you pay to download the videos? I think Vlog Brothers did that. Youtube downloaders probably did a dint on the concept, however.