One of my top trends for 2016 is the continued destruction of linear TV and the continued growth of online video with YouTube at the epicenter of this revolution. YouTube took a major leap forward with the initiative called YouTube Red where consumers can get rid of ads for $9.99 per month and in the process pay the content creators more money. Content creators online need to be paid more to come anywhere close to parity with movie and TV stars. I don't have the hard numbers, but from what I gleaned online, you need about 100,000 subscribers to come close to making a livable salary on YouTube. There were a lot of teenagers who were at the forefront of the revolution who were OK with making a few hundred dollars per month since they still were in high school. Now as YouTube matures, the creators and YouTube itself want to squeeze more money out of the viewers. Considering the insane cost of cable, I think YouTube has a lot of wiggle room when it comes to charging for content. I believe YouTube Red will attract hundreds of thousands of subscribers in 2016. YouTube has yet to give out any hard data on its success yet. The one grain of information I can give you is what I learned after I started monetizing my videos on YouTube last week. Obviously I'm not earning the money PewDiePie earns with my 19,000 total views, but the numbers are interesting. So far only 1.4% of my earnings came from YouTube Red. Adding in the fact that YouTube Red monetizes at a higher rate than regular viewers and you have a very small number. That being said, YouTube is the biggest online video website in the world, so less than 1% of viewers subscribing can equal a lot of money for YouTube.