{"id":163068,"date":"2015-10-28T15:07:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=163068"},"modified":"2015-10-28T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:07:18","slug":"youtube-dodges-subscription-payment-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/youtube-dodges-subscription-payment-row\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube dodges subscription payment row"},"content":{"rendered":"
YouTube will pay video creators for clips watched during a free trial of its new subscription service, the BBC understands.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the site launched a premium offering in the US, removing advertisements for a monthly fee.<\/p>\n
Prominent YouTube stars had expressed concerns that they would not be paid if their videos were watched during the month-long free trial on offer.<\/p>\n
But Google is expected to confirm that is not the case later.<\/p>\n
YouTube stars earn money from the ads displayed around the videos they upload but the site’s new subscription service allows viewers in the US to remove the ads for a monthly fee.<\/p>\n
In return, video creators get a slice of the subscription money instead, divided up by how many minutes people watch their content for.<\/p>\n