This article was published on October 28, 2014

YouTube is considering offering an ad-free subscription package


YouTube is considering offering an ad-free subscription package

If those preroll ads before YouTube videos annoy you, there’s some good news – the Google-owned service could one day let you pay to switch them off.

At Recode’s Code Mobile event in California yesterday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said that a subscription model was “an interesting model. … We’re thinking about how to give users options.” It sounds like this isn’t a firm plan yet, but it would no doubt find favor with at least some heavy users of the service in search of instant, preroll-free, gratification.

Wojcicki also said that the much-mooted YouTube subscription music service is still in the works, but there was no hint at a launch date.

➤ Susan Wojcicki Wants to Sell You YouTube Video Subscriptions [Recode]

Image credit: Denys Prykhodov / Shutterstock.com

Get the TNW newsletter

Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week.

Thanks! Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.

By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Statement.

Also tagged with