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The streaming content platform, Netflix, will bet on an audio-only version and although it seems crazy, it works.
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The company’s revenue increased 22.7% to $ 6.44 billion in the third quarter of 2020.
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Register 2.2 million paid subscribers in the world, during the quarter ending September 30.
The podcast they have positioned themselves as very popular content especially during this year. Platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Music have been boosted by it, but even Netflix It will catch up with that momentum, although you’re not planning on releasing them, a new feature elevates the platform.
Netflix worked on a new playback mode called “Audio Mode”, which as its name says it all, is focused on playing only the audio of the content so that users can listen to their favorite content, but without the need to see the content. screen.
Some may think that you cannot enjoy a movie without watching it, but on Netflix there are more tapes and series, as there are many contents, such as documentaries or stand-up shows, that can be listened to and understood without seeing a single image.
The audio mode seeks that users continue to enjoy their content by listening to the dialogues, music and ambient sound of said content and this function is already beginning to appear in some users with Android devices in the United States, according to the North American media, Android Police. There is no information that reveals that it will be an exclusive function of Android and neither if it will only be for the United States.
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What it is is that it is properly planned to be launched on different devices where the platform is available, such as televisions, consoles and multimedia players, but we have to wait to know more details.
Netflix has not released a podcast, but with the audio mode it competes with this content in some way, and it is a good way to start, especially for shows like stand-up.
To activate it, you have to go to the screen with the option that says “Video on” when you press once to pause content, the screen will “turn off” and only the audio of what we are watching will be heard. To reactivate the video, the same process must be followed.
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