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
Earlier this year, industry players had to stop and consider its plans for using HEVC because licensing costs exploded. A new deal makes it significantly cheaper to use HEVC
Netflix calls the new approach "per title encode optimization". With this method it can reduce bandwidth but also dedicate more bitrate to complex scenes