YouTube announces Premium Lite, its cheap subscription without advertising

After several months of rumors and speculation, YouTube confirmed the launch of Premium LiteThis is a cheap subscription without advertising. The company will offer a video without advertising in most categories. Premium Lite will begin with a pilot dough in the United States in order to extend to other countries later.

In the entrance published on his blog, YouTube described in detail the characteristics of its cheap participants. Premium Lite costs half the usual subscription And this is disabled from two main components: downloading and access to YouTube music. Those who want to listen to music or watch the video of their favorite groups without advertising will have to pay for the prize.

Although most users could do without these two functions, there is one that you may not like. Premium Lite Lite allows you to play the video in the backgroundSo, if you listen to a long podcast or video and turn off the screen, playing will be suspended. This is one of the main characteristics of the premium class and will be lost if you choose the cheapest level.

What videos do not include advertising?

According to YouTube, with Premium Lite You will not receive advertising in games, fashion, beauty, news and much moreThe subscription does not have a scale, so it is likely that such or otherwise advertising in a video with other categories.

That the fact is that Premium Lite Do not save you from advertising in musical content, shorts and when searchingThey will also appear when navigation by application or on the Internet.

There are other functions that remain exceptional from the awards such as an exclusive control panel for subscribers, a high -quality 1080p premium in straight, shorts and other videos, PIP mode on mobile devices or the ability to resume content where you left it. YouTube made it clear that if you want the best of the platform, you will have to choose the most expensive subscription.

How much does Premium Lite cost

YouTube confirmed that his subscription to Premium Lite will have the price of $ 7.99 and will be available in the United States To date. The company will expand the pilot program to Germany, Australia and Thailand over the next few weeks, although it did not indicate whether she would do this with other markets. If you arrive in Spain, it will probably cost 7.99 euros.

Next to the ads, the technological confirmed that YouTube Music and Premium already have 125 million users around the worldThe field “From the moment of its launch, we focused on proposing to the subscribers many ways to enjoy our favorite content, and Premium Lite is the last step in this evolution,” said YouTube.