Netflix test-runs offline download feature with 20 new reality TV shows

Netflix will now allow its members to download selected TV shows and movies, and watch them on their iPhones and Android devices while being offline.

According to Variety, the following TV show and series are the part of this new feature for the time being.

  • Orange Is the New Black
  • Narcos
  • House of Cards
  • Stranger Things
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  • Master of None
  • The Crown
  • Breaking Bad
  • Supernatural
  • The Office
  • The Flash
  • The 100
  • Minions
  • Kung Fu Panda 3
  • Home

"While many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, we've often heard they also want to continue their 'Stranger Things' binge while on airplanes and other places where internet is expensive or limited," said Eddy Wu, Netflix's director of product innovation.

Netflix has made this new download feature available to its worldwide members of any plans. Download can be done via wifi connection as well as mobile net data.

Variety also mentioned that downloading titles can be done only if users has iOS 8.0 or later or Android 4.4.2 or later along with the updated version of Netflix app.

For the first time, Netflix has been recently ranked as the top grossing iPhone app.

According to The Wrap, Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has recently announced that streaming provider is going to expand its services into reality TV show in 2017.

He said that as many as 20 unscripted series will be provided to the users in the upcoming year.

He believed that the unscripted television is a very interesting genre to exploit. Subscribers can choose a topic from the vast options that reality TV shows provide.

For example, if anyone feels like watching a show about hoarding, then there are at least three shows about hoarding to choose from. Netflix is expected to attract more subscribers through reality TV shows.

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Netflix, Offline, Reality tv, Ted Sarandos, Iphone, Android, Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The crown, Breaking Bad, Supernatural, The Office, The Flash, The 100, Minions, Home
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