YouTube Premium also available in Germany since 2018

The German streaming market has reached considerable sizes. With YouTube Premium, search engine giant Google has also entered the business. After all, the competition has shown how lucrative this market is.

In addition to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Maxdome and Sky, there is also YouTube Premium. For home cinema fans, this is good news, because with another participant, the price war intensifies additionally and the selection becomes even larger.

What is YouTube Premium

• YouTube Premium, formerly YouTube Red, has already existed since 2015 and was first launched in the USA. It was followed by New Zealand, Mexico, South Korea and Australia.
• Since 2018, the streaming offer of the world's leading video portal is also available in Germany.
• In addition to licenses for well-known movies and series, YouTube is working on exclusive in-house productions for the premium service. Netflix and Amazon have paved the way with their Originals.
• In addition, YouTube Premium is ad-free, includes a Google Play Music subscription and allows you to watch videos offline on iOS and Android.

How much does YouTube Premium cost?

New customers have the option of testing the Premium offer for one month free of charge. To continue using YouTube Premium afterwards, fees of 11.99 euros per month are due. In addition, YouTube Premium offers students a discounted subscription for 6.99 euros a month and a family subscription for 17.99 euros, which can be used by a maximum of six people at the same time.