JAKARTA - Netflix has finally launched a capability that allows users to be able to adjust the size and style of subtitles according to their wishes through the Netflix application via television.
With this launch, users can select one of three sizes (small, medium, and large), as well as four styles or colors which will include the default white text, drop shadow (white text on a black background), light (black text on a black background) options. white background) and contrast (yellow text on black background).
Initially, this capability was only possible for Netflix viewers via the website, but now the company is rolling it out for Netflix on smart TVs globally.
Based on VOI's monitoring on Thursday, March 9, this capability has arrived to Netflix subscribers in Indonesia. You only need to open the subtitles tab at the bottom, then click the gear icon on the far right, and you can find subtitle settings there.
The launch of this new capability on TV seems to be welcomed by all TV users, especially according to TechCrunch, streaming on big screens such as connected TVs, smart TVs, and game consoles represented 77% of global streaming minutes in the first quarter of 2022.
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Notably, according to a 2019 study by Verizon Media and Publicis Media, 80% of Americans reported they were more likely to finish a video if it had captions.
Today's Netflix update comes nearly a year after the streamer unveiled badges for audio descriptions and subtitles, as well as expanding to more than 11.000 hours of descriptive audio in more than 30 languages.
In addition, some time ago Netflix also announced a reduction in subscription prices for Basic and Standard packages, to IDR 65 thousand and IDR 120 thousand for several countries including the Middle East (Yemen, Jordan, Libya, and Iran), Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya), Europe (Croatia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria), Latin America (Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Venezuela) and Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines).
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