If a few months ago, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, announced that offline content on Netflix is something that was never going to happen, today we tell you that rectifying is brave. Other large on-demand content companies such as Movistar + already offer offline content. However, a company as pioneering and leading as Netflix has wanted to postpone this option as long as possible. We imagine that it is due in large part to the technical difficulties in each country regarding copyright rights, however, offline content is practically necessary, especially when the telephone companies refuse to offer competent data rates in these times. Luxurious 4G + connections when it barely consumes 1,5GB on average.
Netflix will offer the possibility of downloading certain content to view offline, for both mobile and desktop platforms. However, the reality is not pretty as they paint it, since Netflix is initially only going to offer downloads for the company's original content, that is, its Marvel series such as Daredevil, or fantastic options that have revolutionized the world of series such as Narcos y Stranger Things.
This move will make Netflix measure up again, andn Spain, Movistar + already offers offline content, but Comcast or Amazon also already do it internationally.
Offline content has advantages that we cannot deny, we refer to the fact of being able to watch our favorite series while traveling by car (obviously not driving) or by plane. It is not difficult for me to imagine seeing Stranger Things on a flight of a couple of hours through Europe. As I write these lines, I almost missed sending an email to Netflix customer service, begging for such a fantastic possibility. Meanwhile we have no more to wait, and hope that the leaks from the Streaming Observer be spot on.