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What is YouTube Red? It’s Not YouTube TV

What is YouTube RedWhat is YouTube Red? It’s not YouTube TV. YouTube Red allows you to watch YouTube without ads. YouTube Red also provides extra features and access to YouTube Red Originals. If you watch a lot of YouTube, you should consider subscribing to YouTube Red.

UPDATEYouTube Premium is replacing YouTube Red

What is YouTube Red?

YouTube Red is different from YouTube TV

YouTube Red is an Internet video streaming subscription service that includes:

  • Music Videos – Ad Free
  • YouTube Videos – Ad Free
  • Offline Music – Ad Free – Download videos or songs for offline play (Android & iOS)
  • YouTube Red Originals
  • YouTube Music App – Background play and offline access (Android & iOS)
  • Audio Mode – Listen to only the audio
  • Google Play Music subscription INCLUDED with your YouTube Red subscription

A YouTube Red subscription does not include access to paid content or subscriptions.

Related… What is YouTube TV?

YouTube Red Originals

The list of YouTube Red Originals keeps growing.

The most recent YouTube Red Originals release was Cobra Kai – The Karate Kid Saga Continues. Cobra Kai has received strong positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes from both Critics and Users. Here are the Cobra Kai – The Karate Kid Saga Continues reviews from Rotten Tomatoes

  • 100% All Critics
  • 100% Top Critics
  • 95% Users

Read about the YouTube Red Original Series Cobra Kai.

Other upcoming series include Impulse and Liza Koshy’s Liza on Demand.

How Can I Watch YouTube Red?

Note: YouTube Red is not available for Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick.  Read more about why… Google Blocks YouTube On Amazon Fire TV.

YouTube Red Free Trial

YouTube Red now offers a one-month free trial. YouTube Red is $9.99 per month after the free trial.

Cancel anytime.

The Free Trial is eligible to first-time YouTube Red subscribers only.




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