YouTube Creators Getting New Options for Paid Memberships, Merch Sales, Video Premieres

YouTube Creators Getting New Options for Paid Memberships, Merch Sales, Video Premieres. YouTube is unboxing new ways for creators to rake in more cash, and it’s adding a new way to turn video premieres into anticipatory appointment-viewing events.

First is paid Channel Memberships, letting YouTubers offer access to exclusive content, members-only emoji and badges, and other perks for $4.99 monthly. It’s an expanded version of the “sponsorship” program it adopted last