{"id":988,"date":"2020-11-09T22:54:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T22:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1327294"},"modified":"2020-11-09T22:54:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T22:54:14","slug":"netflix-is-testing-a-tv-like-channel-so-you-dont-have-to-choose-what-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=988","title":{"rendered":"Netflix is testing a TV-like channel so you don\u2019t have to choose what to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/plugged?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2019%2F04%2FNetflix-Airplay.jpg&amp;signature=24d94d9bf046af6942421b04270a8e59\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>I haven\u2019t used regular old cable TV in years, and I\u2019m pretty happy with that choice. But if there\u2019s one thing I sometimes miss about it\u2019s just being able to pick up the remote, flip through channels, and find something to watch without thinking about it. Netflix is considering bringing back that aspect of TV.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2020\/film\/global\/netflix-linear-channel-test-1234824339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>, the company began testing a \u2018Netflix Direct\u2018 channel in France that offers curated content in a scheduled, TV-like manner. The test began rolling out November 5, and will roll out more widely in the country starting December.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it chose France because \u201ci<span>n France, watching traditional TV remains hugely popular with people who just want a \u2018lean back\u2019 experience where they don\u2019t have to choose shows.\u201d&nbsp; Furthermore: \u201cWe\u2019re trying a new feature for our members in France \u2013 called \u2018Direct.\u2019 Maybe you\u2019re not in the mood to decide, or you\u2019re new and finding your way around, or you just want to be surprised by something new and different.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Somewhat ironically, the feature isn\u2019t available on streaming devices, set-top boxes, or TVs with Netflix built-in \u2014 it\u2019s only accessible via browser to start. Still, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see such a feature show up in more regions and devices soon. For all its faults, a similar feature in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi1g7ylvfbsAhUOqXIEHYeHBf8QFjABegQIAxAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fbasics%2F2020%2F07%2F15%2Fnbcs-peacock-streaming-service-has-launched-heres-how-to-get-started%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qXoril9mfkh0chD9QSatW\">NBC\u2019s Peacock<\/a> is one of the best things about the service, and users aren\u2019t losing anything by having a channel or two they can tune into without having to pick something themselves.<\/p>\n<p><i>For more gear, gadget, and hardware news and reviews, follow Plugged on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/plugged\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@thenextweb\/plugged-54nihknvy\">Flipboard<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published November 9, 2020 \u2014 22:54 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/11\/09\/netflix-is-testing-a-tv-like-channel-so-you-dont-have-to-choose-what-to-watch\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven\u2019t used regular old cable TV in years, and I\u2019m pretty happy with that choice. But if there\u2019s one thing I sometimes miss about it\u2019s just being able to pick up&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}