Content creators who use the YouTube video hosting website will no longer be able to receive income from Russian audiences, the company said in a statement.
YouTube Premium subscribers now have the option to purchase an annual subscription. The new option is currently available in ten countries including the US and gives users access to YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline and background playback.
YouTube has started offering annual subscription plans for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music. You can save as much as $35.89 per year. Here's how you can get a YouTube Premium annual subscription.
Until now, the only option that one had when it came to signing up for YouTube Music or YouTube Premium was to pay monthly for the subscription. YouTube Premium comes in at $11.99 per month, while Music is a separate subscription priced at $9.99 per month. But it seems that Google and YouTube are ready to give everyone another option as new annual plans are being introduced. As spotted by 9to5Google, the yearly subscription plans aim to save you $36 per year for YouTube Premium and almost $30 with YouTube Music Premium. New subscribers began seeing prompts allowing them to pay for a year upfront, giving you the ability to save some money if you know that you're going to stick to either YouTube Premium or Music Premium for more than a few months. To save you even more money, there is a limited-time promotion that will save you even more. Those interested in subscribing to the annual plan for YouTube Premium will pay just $107.99, but this deal lasts until January 23 when the price