YouTube offers some on-demand movies and live content, such as the occasional live MLB game, but you don't need a YouTube Premium account to stream that content. Don’t expect YouTube Originals to be nearly as high-quality as the original shows on Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, or Prime Video. Some series that started under the YouTube Premium label have since moved to mainstream video streaming services, including Cobra Kai (Netflix) and Step Up: High Water (Starz). The complete list of YouTube Originals (Opens in a new window) is a grab-bag of movies, features, and shows across the animation, comedy, drama, documentary, kids, and unscripted genres, some of which feature YouTube personalities. In terms of streaming content, a YouTube Premium membership gives you access to YouTube Originals. Note, however, that neither YouTube Premium nor the new cheaper version will save you from ads, commercials, or sponsored content embedded within videos and live channels both only get rid of the ads that YouTube itself distributes. YouTube is testing a cheaper version of YouTube Premium, called YouTube Premium Lite, that simply lets you stream YouTube without ads on every platform.

For example, you get to watch YouTube without any ads on its website and apps, play YouTube videos in the background while your device is locked, and download YouTube videos for offline viewing on mobile devices.

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