Netflix offers to download movies instead of viewing them online


Netflix offers to download movies instead of viewing them online



Online viewing depends on the subscriber's internet connection, which can sometimes complicate the use of the page outside the home




  The online video platform Netflix offers its subscribers to download movies and series at no additional cost, in addition to viewing them online, until now the only option, according to a published statement.


  Online viewing depends on the subscriber's internet connection, which can sometimes complicate the use of the page outside the home. "Although many of our subscribers watch Netflix at home, they have often told us that they wanted to keep watching 'Stranger Things' (one of the series produced by Netflix) on the plane and in other places where the Internet connection is limited or expensive" said Eddy Wu, director of innovation for the platform, in the statement.

Netflix reported that several movies and series were already available for download, including "Orange is the New Black", "Narcos" and "The Crown".

Questioned by the AFP about the number of movies and series available for download, Netflix did not give any figures. "Netflix is ​​working globally with many of its partners to guarantee download rights for most of the content offered," a spokesperson said.

At the end of September, the platform said it had 83.2 million subscribers worldwide, including 46.4 in the United States.

Its main competitor in the niche of online television, Amazon, already offers the download of some movies and series on its Kindle Fire tablet, its Fire smartphone and the devices with iOS (Apple) and Android.

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