Netflix in decline? Not at the moment, but the video on demand platform has been at the heart of a new controversy for a few hours. For the first time, Netflix will add an option on Android phones and tablets: it will be possible to watch movies and series in time lapse. Users will be able to watch their videos at real speed, 1.25 and 1.5 times faster, or conversely in slow motion (0.5 or 0.75 times real speed).
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A gain of twenty minutes for a one hour episode
Thus, on a one hour episode of a television series, it will be possible to save up to twenty minutes. A solution for those who devour their favorite series from the day of their release ... but also for those who would like to enjoy their favorite scene in slow motion, or listen to a passage where the dialogues would have been too fast.
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Although it already exists on several video platforms (YouTube for example), this option does not appeal to everyone. The directors and actors are furious. According to them, this distorts their films and their series. Doctors are also worried: by watching too fast videos continuously, our brains are not finished being ultra stimulated or even stressed. But the boss of Netflix doesn't care: a few years ago, the official platform account on Twitter claimed that sleep was "his biggest enemy".