Youtube is working on a paid subscription service I called Unplugged, which will offer a package of cable television channels to be broadcast via streaming on the Internet.
This project is one of the highest priorities of the company and is expected to be released in 2017.
They have even discussed these plans with several companies, including NBC Universal, Fox and CBS. The aim is to obtain premium video subscriptions to complement the services offered.
The company has already launched its first paid subscription service, called Red. With the arrival of Unplugged, would add more premium content to the web service and mobile applications, which would allow more time viewing and independent generate more revenue from advertising.
Since at least 2012, YouTube has worked on a package of online cable as reported by Luke Shaw and Alistair Barr in The Washington Post. They also noted that Christian Oestlien and Jonathan Zepp are among the top executives working in Unplugged.
Moreover, Apple and Amazon are working on similar proposals, while Dish Network and Sony have already introduced online television services.
At the moment, the company has struggled to ensure all the channels you want at an affordable price. You want to sell a package for less than $ 35 a month, but still there is nothing definite about it.