A Flixtape is like a mixtape, but for video on Netflix. The idea is to offer the viewer an easy way to create playlists that can be shared with friends and family via social media
After one and a half year, Netflix has finally given in. Netflix’s movies and TV series will start showing up in universal search results on Android TV devices
This time, the Netflix Hack Day produced a new VR app for HTC Vive, QuietCast for Chromecast, a customizable "Tetris" user interface, and other concepts
Way back in 2012, Netflix and Disney signed a deal to make Netflix the "exclusive pay TV home" for all Disney, Pixar, Marvel & Lucasfilm movies in the US. That starts in September 2016
Netflix is testing a new user interface where viewers are presented with five "Now Playing" tiles as soon as the app loads. It has been integrated with "auto play"
Netflix has detailed its plans for HDR and Dolby Vision. It will offer 100 hours of HDR content by August and over 150 hours this year. See what's coming
The grace period ends next month where an estimated 17 million US subscribers will be moved up from $7.99 to $9.99. Price increase for Europe in August
Sony owners in the US already have access to Netflix's HDR. Today, Sony will release a software update for Europe. Will apply to both 2015 and 2016 TVs
Netflix is now taking the program global and has raised the bar for performance. So far only LG and Sony’s 2016 TVs have been received the “recommendation”.
Netflix has begun restricting access. Paypal has joined Netflix in the fight. Meanwhile, the EU is working to ban the industry practice of "geoblocking"
If you are using an "unblock" service to access Netflix’s catalog in a different region you might soon be out of luck. Over the coming weeks, Netflix will make changes
Netflix calls the new approach "per title encode optimization". With this method it can reduce bandwidth but also dedicate more bitrate to complex scenes
We caught Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer, to discuss why a new alliance wants to create new video formats. He also told us that HDR from Netflix will not happen in 2015
