Vimeo to launch consumer-facing subscription service

Yaaa, add another one.

With the death of free Youtube animation, I’ve noticed that a lot of producers of independent animation have turned to Vimeo as the distribution model given that, from the get-go, the service allowed for producers of animation to charge for their releases if need be in exchange for a fee.

Enter this recent announcement, that Vimeo will soon be offering a subscription service, which could be even MORE of a boon to the independent community. Imagine having the power to release your own creation without much in the way in terms of dealing with agents and whatnot. The trade-off is you would want your production crowd-sourced, as I don’t think you’d be making a TON of money from this model but you do get published works to add to your resume.

[Source: THR]

UPDATE: Vimeo is NOT going forward with sub service according to Variety