유튜브, '프리미엄 라이트' 요금제 확대 시험

Google is expanding its YouTube 'Premium Lite' plan to more countries. This plan is offered at half the price of the existing Premium plan and only includes the ad removal feature. 'Premium Lite' focuses solely on reducing ads, excluding other premium features such as YouTube Music, offline downloads, and background play. However, YouTube describes this as 'limited ad' removal, suggesting that not all ads will be completely eliminated. Currently, it is available in Australia for $11.99 per month, which is half the price of the standard Premium plan ($22.99 per month). In Germany, it is being tested at a similar price point of €5.99 per month. Google has stated that they are currently testing this plan in only three countries: Australia, Germany, and Thailand. While there is potential for expansion to more countries in the future, specific plans have not yet been announced.

구글이 유튜브 '프리미엄 라이트' 요금제를 더 많은 국가로 확대하고 있다. 이 요금제는 기존 프리미엄의 절반 가격으로 제공되며, 광고 제거 기능만을 포함한다. '프리미엄 라이트'는 유튜브 뮤직, 오프라인 다운로드, 백그라운드 재생 등 다른 프리미엄 기능을 제외하고 광고 감소에만 초점을 맞췄다. 다만 유튜브는 이를 '제한적 광고' 제거로 설명하고 있어, 모든 광고가 완전히 사라지지는 않을 것으로 보인다. 현재 호주에서는 월 11.99달러(약 1만 6,360.36 원)에 제공되고 있으며, 이는 표준 프리미엄 요금제 월 22.99달러(약 3만 1,369.86 원)의 절반 가격이다. 독일에서도 월 5.99유로(약 8,881.55 원)로 비슷한 가격대에 테스트되고 있다. 구글 측은 현재 호주, 독일, 태국 등 3개국에서만 이 요금제를 시험 중이라고 밝혔다. 향후 더 많은 국가로 확대될 가능성이 있지만, 구체적인 계획은 아직 공개되지 않았다.

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