YouTube Red’s first original shows now availableFebruary 10, 2016 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first YouTube Red original shows are now live, meaning users have immediate access to four new premiums shows as part of their $10 monthly subscription, VentureBeat reports. First unveiled as Music Key back in 2014, the subscription service first focused on music and music videos on YouTube and Google Play Music. It was later relaunched as YouTube Red, offering ad-free access to all content on YouTube, as well as access to premium and original content. YouTube has been touting its first YouTube Red originals since last October, and last week the Google-owned video streaming giant teased the upcoming flicks with a handful of trailers. The shows are now live in their entirety and include: A Trip to Unicorn Island, Lazer Team, Scare PewDiePie, and Dance Camp. Another six shows are scheduled to launch this year, though even more may be announced. Original content has emerged as a key differentiator in the video-streaming realm, with the likes of Amazon and Netflix increasingly investing in unique programming not available anywhere else. YouTube has flirted with original content in the past, namely through its $200 million Original Channel Initiative way back in 2012, though that didn’t really come too much. But YouTube recently hired a top content acquisition executive from Netflix and revealed it plans to invest more in its top creators, which is what we’re seeing now. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |