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Pay-per-view Live Events

Getting started with pay-per-view events Pay-per-view on YouTube

A pay-per-view (PPV) event is a one-time deal. Rather than paying for a bundle of services or events, you are instead only buying a pass to a single event. This guide provides more information on features offered on most pay-per-view events on YouTube.

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Movies and TV Shows

About movies

Find the movies you love

Choose from new releases, award-winning films, and even movies that are still playing in theaters. Own or rent thousands of hit movies, timeless classics and HD titles on YouTube.

Shop for movies on YouTube

Watch instantly, anywhere

With YouTube movies, you can stream movies and watch them …

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YouTube Music Key

Ad-free music

Subscribe to YouTube Music Key and you’ll be able to listen to music without seeing or hearing ads. Ads won’t be shown before or during eligible music videos you watch on youtube.com, and music videos and playlists will play continuously on your mobile device, without interruption. You will still see ads on other YouTube …

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Paid Content on YouTube

YouTube Music Key Movies and TV shows Pay-per-view live events Paid channels Troubleshooting

Watch Videos with Captions

Search for videos with captions

Videos with captions available will have a “CC” icon underneath the video summary in search results. If you’d like search results to only show videos with captions available, enable this search filter:

  • Enter your keywords in the YouTube search bar
  • Click the Filters btn
  • Click CC (closed caption)
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    Viewing Options

    Watch videos with captions Watch videos on slow connections (Dial-up)

    Still rockin’ the 56k? No problem. Even if you have a slow Internet connection, you can still watch YouTube videos. Here are some tips on optimizing your viewing experience:

    • Choose lower video quality settings (such as 240p and 360p) from the gear icon in …

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    Share and Embed Videos

    Share playlists

    If you’re on your mobile device or at your computer, you can share your own playlists or ones created by other YouTubers. When you share a playlist, a link is created that you can give to somebody else. You can share it on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

    Remember that if …

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    Connect With Creators and Other Viewers

    Comment on videos

    Comments give you an easy way to engage with other people on YouTube. You can view and contribute to the conversation in the comments section of videos and on the Discussion tab of channels (if the channel owner has enabled the Discussion tab).

    View comments

    Comments you care about show first. You’ll …

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    Find and Search for Videos

    Find your video in search results

    It can take a few days for uploaded videos to be reflected in YouTube search results, especially if you recently changed or removed your video.

    If it’s been a few days and you still can’t find your video in search results, here are some troubleshooting tips to try on …

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    Navigate YouTube

    Find and search for videos Find your way around YouTube Navigate YouTube on mobile Signed in? How you navigate YouTube depends if you are signed in. You can determine if you’re signed in by touching the  menu. If you’re signed in you’ll see your name or username, if you’re not, you’ll see the prompt to …

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