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My biggest complaint is not being able to rate the different seasons. I would be pissed if I had a streaming device that this change complicated things for.
Netflix Continues Combining Multiple TV Seasons into Single Webpage
Netflix started combining all seasons of a TV series into a single episode in February, and they've started doing this to more seasons, and it's probably part of the problem with queues being changed. One of problems with this is that you can't rate individual seasons. What do you think of the...
If they brought back Friends in some capacity, I would love it.
Netflix to Relaunch Social Features -- What Do You Want?
Fast Company reports that Netflix is going to launch new social features, a surprise after they shut down the old Friends feature earlier this year. Netflix's Michael Hart, formerly Director of Engineering for API's, will be Netflix's Director of Engineering for Social. But it sounds like the n...
Honestly, not many new releases are available for instant. So how is this paying off for a customer?
Netflix & Sony Sign Deal to Delay New Releases 28 Days
Netflix and Sony just announced a deal to delay new releases 28 days in return for "expanded licenses." This explains why the new The Karate Kid movie will be available on November 2nd. Now that Netflix has deals in place with most of the major studios to delay new releases 28 days, has the avai...
It's nice that they finally decided to make a statement about it. Yes, they did drop the ball. We may be only 2%, but we are still customers.
Netflix VP Apologizes & Explains Why They're Killing Friends
Todd Yellin, Netflix's VP of Product Management, posted an apology on the Netflix blog for how they handled the removal of the Friends feature, and he explains that they're permanently removing it because only 2% of customers used the feature: "Todd Yellin here, VP of Product Management. We fumb...
It's still there, and it was not removed. They just took it off the main tabs, and it is not prominently featured. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. I just got a movie note from a friend today. New subscribers probably don't know about it at all because of this.
Unhappy Netflix Customers using Netflix Movie Reviews to Protest Friends Feature Removal
Update: The Friends feature is still on the Netflix website (the link is at the bottom of the page), but the protest is about Netflix removing the Friends feature from the movie detail page. Some of the top movie reviewers on Netflix are protesting the removal of the Friends feature from the movi...
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