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  • Ad-free entertainment: YouTube Premium launches in Pakistan at Rs479 per month

    Ad-free entertainment: YouTube Premium launches in Pakistan at Rs479 per month

    On Wednesday, YouTube announced the much-awaited launch of its premium and music services in Pakistan, bringing an array of exciting features to its users in the country. With these new offerings, viewers can now enjoy an uninterrupted and enhanced video-watching and music-listening experience.

    YouTube Premium, the flagship service, promises an ultimate viewing experience by allowing users to watch videos without being interrupted by pesky ads. Moreover, subscribers can continue watching their favorite content even while using other apps or with the screen locked.

    The service also facilitates the option to download videos for offline play, ensuring that entertainment is accessible even in areas with limited internet connectivity. Additionally, YouTube Premium subscribers gain access to YouTube Music Premium, a music service that offers ad-free music, background play, and the ability to download music for offline listening.

    In a statement, YouTube emphasised the significance of their premium service, which sets a new standard for video-watching convenience and ad-free enjoyment.

    The pricing for YouTube Premium is set at an affordable Rs479, which also includes a membership to YouTube Music Premium. For those looking to share the perks of Premium, YouTube offers the Premium Family Plan at just Rs899, allowing up to five members of a household to access the premium features.

    For the music enthusiasts, YouTube Music Premium is available at Rs299, offering an ad-free experience, background play, and downloads for music. Similarly, the Music Premium Family Plan comes in at Rs479, allowing families to share the enjoyment of ad-free music and music video streaming.

    As part of its commitment to the student community, YouTube offers a Premium Student Plan at a discounted price of Rs329. Eligible students can access the Premium service with all its features, making their entertainment experience even better. The Music Premium Student Plan is also available at a reduced rate of Rs149 for students who love uninterrupted music streaming on the web and Android devices.

    This launch comes at a time when YouTube’s presence in Pakistan has been growing exponentially. According to Google’s country head for Pakistan, the number of YouTube channels with over one million subscribers has increased by an impressive 35 per cent, reaching a total of 400. Additionally, there are now 6,000 channels with more than 100,000 subscribers, reflecting an annual growth of over 30 per cent.

    With the introduction of YouTube Premium and Music services in Pakistan, users can now enjoy a seamless and immersive experience while exploring their favourite videos and music. The new services are expected to garner significant popularity and add to YouTube’s already robust user base in the country.

  • YouTube Music finally adds real-time lyrics in collaboration with MusixMatch

    YouTube Music finally adds real-time lyrics in collaboration with MusixMatch

    YouTube Music has finally introduced an automatic real-time tracking feature for lyrics, catching up with competitors Spotify and Apple Music. Previously, lyrics were only available on Google’s streaming platform in a basic manual format.

    Now, any song with uploaded lyrics on YouTube Music will feature the new real-time tracking feature, which highlights lyrics as they are sung and enlarges the text size within the Lyrics tab of the app. The development of this feature was a collaboration between Google and MusixMatch, with LyricFind also contributing to real-time lyrics tracking.

    MusixMatch is also responsible for providing lyrics on Spotify, including in languages other than English. Although the feature has not been officially released yet, screenshots of the new feature have been seen on Android and iOS. Some Android users have even claimed to have already accessed the feature via app version 5.51.50.

    It seems that the feature is gradually being rolled out to different regions, so it’s recommended to keep your YouTube Music app up to date to ensure you don’t miss out. However, it’s worth noting that some regions may have to wait longer than others to get the new feature.

  • YouTube introduces Creator Music, a music store for content creators

    YouTube introduces Creator Music, a music store for content creators

    YouTube will now enable the monetization of licensed music for content producers. The company unveiled a platform called Creator Music earlier this week, allowing YouTubers to use a library of well-known songs in their videos without risking demonetization.

    With the rules of the music rights laid out plainly so that producers may understand the charges, this new location will offer a sizable collection of songs that they can browse through, search, and buy. Additionally, they will be able to select tracks that feature a new revenue-sharing option, which allows both content producers and owners of music rights to profit from their work.

    The modifications were unveiled at today’s Made on YouTube live event, where the company outlined its strategies for retaining the community of video creators in the face of TikTok’s mounting threat. Here, it made a number of announcements with the main goal of assisting creators in increasing their earnings.

    However, YouTube is also making it easier for producers to locate musical accompaniment for their videos using Creator Music.

    “Creators have told us, time and time again, that finding the right song isn’t the hard part. It’s actually figuring out how to license it,” said Amjad Hanif, VP of Creator Products at YouTube.

    The music license holder receives all ad money when a creative utilises a tune they don’t own, as was revealed at the event. Because of this, YouTube videos frequently do not use commercial music, which the company’s new service intends to address.

    The tracks on Creator Music can either be bought directly or through a rev-share agreement, which keeps the money in-house instead of going to the rights holder. In the first case, the creator is purchasing a license with clearly stated terms and fees.

    In the latter scenario, creators won’t have to pay anything up front to get access to the songs; instead, they will divide a portion of their earnings with the musicians.

    Creators can utilise this new resource to look for the songs they have in mind or to look for songs within the budget they have established for the project. Instead of being restricted to stock music or having no music at all, as is frequently the case, especially with smaller makers who cannot afford the costs associated with using music in their films, the service allows them a method to access a bigger repertoire of contemporary music.