YouTube reportedly revives Premium Lite with new focus

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YouTube is reportedly relaunching Premium Lite, a cheaper version of its paid service offering ad-free viewing for most videos, excluding music videos. This new tier targets viewers primarily interested in podcasts and non-music content, competing with platforms like Spotify offering ad-free video options.  

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YouTube rolls out enhanced bitrate option for Premium subscribers on the web

Have you ever wished for better video quality on YouTube? If you are a YouTube Premium subscriber, you are in luck. YouTube has recently brought its enhanced bitrate option to the web. This feature allows you to watch videos in 1080p with less compression and more clarity.

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YouTube Premium subscribers on iOS get 'enhanced' 1080p videos

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YouTube is offering its Premium subscribers more value for their subscription. One of the new features includes an "enhanced bitrate version of 1080p," which is currently only available for iOS and promises "crisper" videos (particularly those heavy on detail and motion). This won't be available on all videos, though. It won't be available on videos uploaded at resolutions higher or lower than 1080p, Shorts, or live streams.

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YouTube to test new way to skip to parts you want to watch

Video chapters have made it easier for you to get to sections of the clip you want to get to. But the company is testing out a new way to skip to the parts you're interested in watching. As you see in the GIF above, the slider pulls up previews of what's in the video, so you can skip to the exact part you want to check out. YouTube plans to test the feature out with Premium users. It says you should keep checking youtube.com/new for the feature to come out.

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