YouTube launches cheaper Premium Lite plan - but are the trade-offs worth it?

ZDNET Tired of sitting through ads while watching your favorite YouTube videos? The popular video-sharing service is bringing its Premium Lite plan as a pilot program to the US. Priced at $7.99 a month, Premium Lite promises to shelve the ads for most, but not all, videos. More affordable alternative YouTube touts its Lite plan as a more affordable alternative to its full Premium subscription, which costs a hefty $13.99 a month. A Premium plan removes the ads for all content, including music and music videos, and offers other perks, such as offline viewing, background playing, and 1080p quality. Also: How to download YouTube videos for free - 2 ways In contrast, the Lite plan promises to curtail the ads for gaming, fashion, beauty, news, and other videos. But you'll still have to sit through them for music and other videos not considered core creator content. Plus, Premium Lite offers none of the other perks of the full Premium experience. YouTube "We've been testing Premium Lit ... Read full article.