If you share a Netflix account with someone, you NEED to read this

NETFLIX has FINALLY confirmed how many people you can share your account details with, and it might upset some subscribers.

 

Netflix addresses the issue of its customers sharing passwords

 

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has spoken openly about customers being able to share their login amongst friends and family.

"We love people sharing Netflix," said company CEO Reed Hastings at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016, in Las Vegas. "That's a positive thing, not a negative thing."

But there is a limit to how much Netflix wants you to distribute your membership details.

Chief Product Manager for the world's largest video on-demand provider, Neil Hunt clarified the CEO's comments for Digital Spy.

 

Customers can watch more than one show at a time with Netflix, but you might need a pricier account

"We expect that Netflix is a household level purchase, and that sharing with members of the household is a reasonable thing to do," he said.

"When the kids go off to college, are they going to use that login? 

"Well, that's probably OK, but when the kids go off and form their own household, they want the control of having their own account, so eventually that turns into a new revenue stream for us there as well."

"The terms of use is sharing within the household and that's our expectation," he added.

"I don't think we are obsessed with enforcing compliance with a one-household-per-account constraint. Because, in reality, it's a high-value programme, so that's what people are going to do."

 

Netflix does allow customers to stream shows on multiple screens simultaneously, although this is limited by your price plan.

The £5.99 Basic plan only allows for one, while the £7.49 Standard plan allows for two and the most expensive – the £8.99 Premium tier now lets customers stream four shows at once.

The news comes after a brand-new desktop app arrived on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X which allows subscribers to pick and choose from Netflix content normally only available in the US, Canada and more.

Netflix this week announced its video on-demand service is now the first global television network after expanding to more than 130 new countries around the world following the firm's CES press conference.

 

"Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network," said Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.

"With this launch, consumers around the world – from Singapore to St. Petersburg, from San Francisco to Sao Paulo – will be able to enjoy TV shows and movies simultaneously – no more waiting. 

"With the help of the Internet, we are putting power in consumers’ hands to watch whenever, wherever and on whatever device."