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NETFLIX GETS CAUGHT SPEEDING
Netflix is testing a feature that will enable a small group of Android mobile users to change the playback speed of what they’re watching, a decision that has been criticised by some of Hollywood’s biggest actors and filmmakers. Viewers can choose to slow down content as much as 0.5 times the normal speed or increase the speed up to 1.5 times the normal runtime. Director Judd Apatow, who created the Netflix Original series Love , slammed the feature, tweeting, “No @Netflix no. Don’t make me have to call every director and show creator on Earth to fight you on this. Save me the time. I will win but it will take a ton of time. Don’t fuck with our timing. We give you nice things. Leave them as they were intended to be seen”. He continued to tweet, “Distributors don’t get to change the way content is presented. Doing so is a breaking of trust and won’t be tolerated by the people who provide it. Let the people who don’t care put it in their contracts that they don’t care. Most all do”. In a blog post, the streaming giant reassured that this is just a test and,
“as with any test, it may not become a permanent feature on the service”. Netflix also wrote that the feature has been frequently requested by its members and defended that the tool “has long been available on DVD players”. It added: “We’ve been sensitive to creator concerns and haven’t included
bigger screens, in particular TVs, in this test. We’ve also automatically corrected the pitch in the audio at faster and slower speeds. In addition, members must
choose to vary the speed each time they watch something new – versus Netflix maintaining their settings based on their last choice”. APPLE+ IS GO
Apple has finally launched its streaming service, Apple TV+. A monthly subscription will cost £4.99 – and, if you buy an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV or Mac, you’ll get a year’s subscription for free. That’s even cheaper than Netflix’s subscription, as well as the soon- to-be-released Disney+. Apple TV+ content can be accessed through the Apple TV app, which means you can watch it on a range of Apple devices, but also on compatible TVs and streaming sticks. If you own an iPhone, iPad or iMac, you should
find Apple TV+ already installed on the device.
Apple has signed deals with studios, including independent film studio A24 and the Oprah Winfrey Network, and will include shows like Amazing Stories and The Morning Show . There’s even a programme for youngsters called Helpsters . In addition to Apple TV+, Apple has introduced Apple TV Channels, which will combine cable sub scription services and streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, though unfortunately not Netflix.
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