Mediagazer: Starting next year, YouTube says its original content will be free and supported by ads, instead of being behind a premium paywall (Todd Spangler/Variety)

11:30 AM ET, November 28, 2018

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Starting next year, YouTube says its original content will be free and supported by ads, instead of being behind a premium paywall — YouTube has concluded that its investments in original programming are better placed on the free, ad-supported side — not behind a paywall.

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