When I’m watching tech videos, most of the larger channels always say: “This video was brought to you by/sponsored by blah blah blah. Check out www.blahblahblah/channel name.” Does this mean that they are being paid, or does it mean they are part of the affiliate program? How much do they get paid?
Most of time -Yes they are paid 🙂 Or they are advertising their own website like http://www.youtube.com/user/iNiyant 🙂 that’s what I know 🙂
If they have signed up for ‘Youtube Partner’ program then they will be paid when some one clicks on ads, showing on their videos. And most of the programs which you are mentioning have Youtube partner account.