May 10, 2013 | Online

here! TV among the new premium YouTube channels

As promised, YouTube is now offering 'premium' channels for a subscription fee, allowing surfers to access a wide variety of original content from anywhere in the world.

The LGBT-focused TV network here! was one of the first organizations to jump on board. It is making over 100 episodes of its various television shows available online, with the promise of adding new episodes each week.

So if you've never seen the horror series Dante's Cove or Sherry Vine's drag variety show She's Living for This!, now you can.

To access here! online, it will cost you $7.99 per month, or $67.99 per year. It's a little steep, considering the average premium channel subscription fee will be closer to $1.99 per month. At least there's a 14-day free trial, so you can take it for a test drive first.

"We are very excited to launch our YouTube paid channel to bring our expansive, original, LGBT programming to a new global viewing platform," said John Mongiardo, here! TV's senior vice president of programming operations.

Josh Rosenzweig, senior VP of original programming and development, added, "As we continue to create original shows, series, and movies, this new channel will allow us to have a fresh and extensive global perspective in both the development of new content and attracting an entirely new audience."

here!'s new channel is already available on YouTube, as is a list of other channels planned for release in the coming weeks.