We all probably knew that not everyone would be happy with the new service that YouTube is offering, called Red, particularly the advertisers. But what we didn’t expect this early is for some content creators to actually pull out their content from the video-sharing network. That’s exactly what Disney-owned ESPN has done though, announcing that they are removing videos they’ve uploaded for public consumption from YouTube because of recent developments, referring to YouTube Red of course.
The official statement from ESPN noted that they are not part of “Red service” that YouTube will start offering this week. And all their videos that have been previously available on YouTube will no longer be found there but instead will be for public consumption available in their digital properties. A YouTube spokeswoman said that “rights and legal” problems were behind the pullout of the popular sports network.
The good news is that ESPN’s parent company, Disney, has actually signed a deal so that its content will be part of YouTube Red. And we hear a sigh of relief from parents who’ve sometimes relied on YouTube to be their babysitter. But they did not make a statement as to why ESPN opted out of this deal while they chose to remain.
If you’re not yet familiar with it, YouTube Red was just recently announced to the public. It is a subscription option where viewers can watch as many videos as they want, without being interrupted by any for of advertisement. It will only (well not really only) cost you $10 a month and it will only be available in the US, maybe just for now.
VIA: Reuters
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