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Netflix Launches Variable-Speed Playback on Android App, Which Had Drawn Hollywood Backlash

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix will now let all users of its Android app play back video at different rates — ranging from half-speed to 1.5 times faster — a feature that elicited a strongly negative response from some Hollywood creators when the streamer began testing it out last fall.According to Netflix’s Keela Robison, VP of product innovation, the variable-speed playback was “well received” by customers and a frequently requested feature.

She also pointed out that such features have been available on DVRs and DVD players for years.That said, she noted in a blog post announcing the rollout of the feature on Android, “Features like skip intro, play next episode and variable playback speeds can be sensitive within the creative.

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