article_snippet.sent: YouTube is set to offer an ad free, subscription-based service for the first time.
article_snippet.sent: Plan was revealed in an email sent out to YouTube Partners.
article_snippet.sent: Plan will offer consumers the choice to pay for an 'ads-free' version of YouTube for a monthly fee.
article_snippet.sent: YouTube is set to offer an ad free, subscription-based service for the first time, according to an email sent out to YouTube Partners.
article_snippet.sent: The additional monetization option requires partners to agree to updated terms on YouTube's Creator Studio Dashboard, which notes that the changes will go into effect on June 15, 2015.
article_snippet.sent: The June 15 date references when the Terms changes go into effect, but this doesn't necessarily mean that the service will be immediately public to all YouTube users at that time –
article_snippet.sent: it could be a staged roll out, or YouTube could have simply wanted the legalese in place ahead of the broader subscription service's launch,' said TechCrunch.
article_snippet.sent: The email promises YouTube Creators will generate additional income beyond what's available today through advertising, and speaks of the subscription service as something that will 'excite your fans and generate a previously untapped, additional source of revenue for you.'
article_snippet.sent: In October, YouTube head Susan Wojcicki, who had been spearheading the monetization efforts, explained at the Code Mobile conference that the option would especially appeal to mobile viewers who are increasingly interested in avoiding advertisements.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier this year, after a year of speculation, YouTube officially launched YouTube subscription music service.
article_snippet.sent: It is not be the first time YouTube has experimented with paid-for plans.
article_snippet.sent: It is not be the first time YouTube has experimented with paid-for plans.
highlights_snippet.sent: Plan was revealed in an email sent out to YouTube Partners .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Consumer can pay for an 'ads-free' version of YouTube for a monthly fee .
  