> content caching services will strip out the ads, and play with a delay.

To achieve this, you’ll need computation, storage, and bandwidth on the scale of YouTube. Do you think whoever offers that service will do so without ads or payment?

Your whole scheme is based on hoping “kind” and knowledgeable volunteers do free labor for you. Good luck.

I for one am tech savvy and am happy to pay $20 for the ad free service. Pretty reasonable trade if you ask me.