Thank you for your continued support of KatsBits.
Unfortunately as of today (20Feb) both KatsBits YouTube Channels are demonetised.
URGENT!
To ensure the KatsBits YouTube channels (
KatsBits and the archived
KatsBits Tutorials) are kept free and you are not constantly asked for money or are constantly hawked products to buy like other sites, both rely on Ad Revenue generated from video uploads.
Due to a policy update at YouTube, in less than 30 days, on February 20th, this all changes. To what is not exactly clear at present.Do note that were both
KatsBits channels to reach the minimums (4,000 view hrs
[check] (update: that's HOURS thus YouTube Creators need at least 240,000 MINUTES view time) and 1000 subscribers [blank]), Partners are to be approved by YouTube rather than auto-granted Partner status.
For context, to reach the 4,000 hr goal;
- 1 person would need to watch YouTube 24 hrs a day for c.170 days.
- 10 people would need to watch 24 hrs for c.17 days.
- 100 people 24 hrs for c.2 days.
- 1000 people for 4 hrs.
- 10,000 people for c.20 mins.
- 100,000 people for c.2 mins
On one hand you could be asked to subscribe and get the numbers up, but on the other doing so is no guaranty at all that Partner status would be reinstated and/or then perhaps removed with the next round of quota fulfillment.
Again, the implications of this uncertainty are not particularly encouraging for the channels.
In the meantime subscribe to both
KatsBits and
KatsBits Tutorials if you haven't already.
kat.
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The YouTube Partner message/text in full...
KatsBits,
Today we are announcing changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). While our goal remains to keep the YPP open to as many channels as possible, we recognise that we need more safeguards in place to protect creator revenue across the YouTube ecosystem.
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What's Changing
Under the new eligibility requirements announced today, your YouTube channel, KatsBits, is no longer eligible for monetisation because it does not meet the new threshold of 4,000 hours of watch time within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. As a result, your channel will lose access to all monetisation tools and features associated with the YouTube Partner Program on 20 February 2018 unless you surpass this threshold in the next 30 days. Accordingly, this email serves as 30 days notice that your YouTube Partner Program terms are terminated.
One of YouTube’s core values is to provide anyone the opportunity to earn money from a thriving channel. Creators who haven’t yet reached this new threshold can continue to benefit from our Creator Academy, our Help Centre and all the resources on the Creator Site to grow their channels. Once your channel reaches the new threshold, it will be reviewed to make sure it adheres to our policies and guidelines, and if so, monetisation will be re-enabled.
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The YouTube Team [emphasis added]