Netflix is expanding its password sharing subscription program to Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain as early as Wednesday, according to its blog post.
The company has already started tests – in different ways – in some Latin American countries. Now, the streaming giant is putting its efforts towards a larger rollout “in the coming months.”
Last week, Netflix suffered a backlash after notes about when and how it can block devices used outside the home appeared on support pages for the US and other countries where the new “paid sharing” setting has yet to be released. be implemented.
Netflix said it was unintentional, and now none of its support pages have details on restrictions on streaming to devices that aren’t in your home.
It doesn’t matter which country you select, it just says “A Netflix account is for sharing with one household only (people who live in the same household as the account owner). People who are not at home will need to subscribe to Netflix”.
The company says users in the newly added countries will be able to pay more if they want to add access for people who don’t live with the subscriber. The surcharge is US$5.50 in Canada and Australia, US$4.28 in Portugal and US$6.43 in Spain. The number of people that can be added depends on the plan and the country where the user lives.
There are no options for the basic and basic with ads plans, while the standard supports one user and the premium two. Remembering that it is possible to transfer your friend’s account to yours, so that he does not lose his lists and watched episodes.
The idea behind Netflix’s new sharing system is that the account holder will set the “primary location” and people who live there will be able to use the account. People who don’t, however, will need to get their own accounts or be added as additional users if the plan supports it.
The company says that “members can still easily watch Netflix on their personal devices or access a new TV, like in a hotel,” but Wednesday’s announcement doesn’t provide much insight into how that will work.
Netflix has been moving toward a broader rollout of its crackdown on password sharing in recent months as it tries to find new ways to grow subscriber numbers with different tests. One test lets people pay for subaccounts, while another lets people pay more for different homes associated with their account.
For now, the service is not available in Brazil.
With information from The limit
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