YouTube Tests Limiting 4K Ultra-HD Videos to Premium Users: Report

YouTube is reportedly testing a function that may restrict 4K and better decision movies to premium subscribers solely; proscribing free customers to a most video high quality choice of 1440p. The transfer comes after the Google-owned video sharing platform was just lately reported to be testing including 5 unskippable adverts earlier than movies are performed at no cost customers. The try at including restrictions and limitations on free customers is being reported as an effort by the corporate to extend income era by nudging extra customers to subscribe to YouTube Premium on their accounts.

The new checks that restrict video high quality at no cost customers have been first spotted by a Reddit consumer, the place the video high quality choice menu with the choice to play at 2160p seems with a captioned textual content that learn “Premium – Tap to upgrade”. The Reddit consumer additionally proceeded to remark that the placement was set to the US the place the brand new restriction was noticed, hinting that the corporate is at present testing its new video high quality quality-based income mannequin within the US.

The firm adopting such a mannequin would imply that free customers can be restricted to the utmost video high quality of 1440p whereas taking part in movies. The firm’s current check to introduce 10 unskippable adverts was not properly obtained by customers, with many taking to social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit, to specific their discontent with having to be pressured to view extra adverts.

Responding to such a consumer on Twitter expressing his discontent, YouTube acknowledged that these quintuple ‘bumper adverts’ are solely as much as ‘6 seconds lengthy’, as an alternative of the historically seen single or double unskippable adverts of an extended length. The reply tweet additionally went on to state that customers could select to share their suggestions on ‘bumper adverts’ via the ‘ship suggestions’ software on its platform.

YouTube Premium permits customers to have an ad-free YouTube expertise and is at present priced at Rs. 129 per thirty days for a single consumer and Rs. 189 per thirty days for a household plan, which permits the addition of as much as 6 members. Premium subscription additionally presents customers to entry YouTube Music, and YouTube Originals content material.