Netflix Will Reward Binge Watchers With Fewer Adverts

When you’ve made a behavior of binging widespread Netflix collection like October hits Beckham and The Fall of the House of Usher, and also you subscribe to the advert tier, your couch-potato expertise will quickly include fewer interruptions. Based on a Netflix press release, beginning in 2024, “after watching three consecutive episodes, members will likely be offered with a fourth episode ad-free.”

This announcement comes a yr after Netflix first introduced its ad plan, which despite the streamer’s other price hikes is holding regular at $6.99 a month. Most of right this moment’s information launch is aimed toward advert patrons particularly, however there are a couple of extra tidbits that viewers would possibly need to know. Whereas Netflix adverts have been clocking in at 15 and 30 seconds, the streamer has now launched spots that run 10, 20, and 60 seconds—so put together for some adverts which might be a lot shorter and longer to begin showing.

Additionally, by the top of this week, advert plan subscribers will see a rise in video high quality from 720p to 1080p. They may have the power to assist two concurrent streams, and “all members of the ad-supported plan will be capable to obtain their favourite collection and films, making Netflix the one ad-supported streamer to supply downloads.”