In a statement given to Ars Technica, Netflix described the change as follows: "We are testing whether surfacing recommendations between episodes helps members discover stories they will enjoy faster." The reasoning, Netflix's statement says, comes from its last controversial decision: to add auto-playing videos, complete with unmuteable audio, while browsing through Netflix content.
Netflix offered a major rebuttal to at least one Reddit claim, pointing out that the ads for Netflix content are entirely skippable.
I'm guessing they aren't getting views they want, especially with a lot of their shows being duds.
The obvious response would be to increase the quality of their programming. The easy response is to jam their current programming down our throats.
I quit Netflix, and even a single ad about anything is enough to keep me from ever returning.
Trust me, this is just a start. They know people hate autoplay videos, yet they added them anyway. They know people hate ads, but they are going to be using them anyway.
Netflix offered a major rebuttal to at least one Reddit claim, pointing out that the ads for Netflix content are entirely skippable.
I'm guessing they aren't getting views they want, especially with a lot of their shows being duds.
The obvious response would be to increase the quality of their programming. The easy response is to jam their current programming down our throats.
I quit Netflix, and even a single ad about anything is enough to keep me from ever returning.
Trust me, this is just a start. They know people hate autoplay videos, yet they added them anyway. They know people hate ads, but they are going to be using them anyway.
What's next? Product advertising? I don't doubt this. Ad/ad free streaming packages?