YouTube is set to cancel much of the original content it has been developing for its Premium subscription service. The company said in a blog post that it will be canceling all new videos and episodes from now until at least March 31, 2018. Disney is readying the launch of its own streaming service, Disney+, with its library of classic family films as well as original series’ based on its Star Wars and Marvel characters. YouTube said in response to reports of the cancellations that it was "developing new series and formats that will appeal to a global audience through a new ad-supported model".
YouTube is set to cancel much of the original content it has been developing for its Premium subscription service. The company said in a blog post that it will be canceling all new videos and episodes from now until at least March 31, 2018. YouTube said in response to reports of the cancellations that it was "developing new series and formats that will appeal to a global audience through a new ad-supported model".