Title: Netflix Update Changes How Users Rate, Watch Shows

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/netflix_rating.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Netflix Update Changes How Users Rate, Watch Shows' data-article-id='2272'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9813'>The media streaming business Netflix is changing how users can rate and find shows.</span> <span data-start-time='9813' data-end-time='17958'>The new method is designed to better connect viewers with shows they might like.</span> <span data-start-time='17958' data-end-time='25938'>The changes may save you some time as you binge-watch your favorite shows.</span> <span data-start-time='25938' data-end-time='35146'>No longer will users be able to use stars (*****) to rate what they watch on Netflix.</span> <span data-start-time='35146' data-end-time='44667'>The update changes user ratings to a Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down system.</span> <span data-start-time='44667' data-end-time='54396'>This makes it simpler for viewers to post ratings and is similar to YouTube ratings.</span> <span data-start-time='54396' data-end-time='66167'>The company has been testing the new up or down system with hundreds of thousands of users around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='66167' data-end-time='81167'>Results showed that viewers were 200% more likely to rate a show with a thumbs up or thumbs down system than a five-star scale.</span> <span data-start-time='81167' data-end-time='87771'>Netflix wants to encourage more viewers to rate shows.</span> <span data-start-time='87771' data-end-time='93042'>So, it went with the up or down system.</span> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''> </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/netflix_rating.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8322 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/what_does_rate_mean.m4a'>What does rate mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='assign a value'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/find_shows.m4a'><span>find shows</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/connect_viewers.m4a'><span>connect viewers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/watch_a_movie.m4a'><span>watch a movie</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/assign_a_value.m4a'><span>assign a value</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8323 data-hint-location='35146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/how_will_shows_be_rated.m4a'>How will shows be rated?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='thumbs up or down'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/interviews.m4a'><span>interviews</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/online_survey.m4a'><span>online survey</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/thumbs_up_or_down.m4a'><span>thumbs up or down</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/up_to_five_stars.m4a'><span>up to five stars</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8324 data-hint-location='81167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/netflix_wants_to_encourage_more__blank__to_rate_shows.m4a'>Netflix wants to encourage more <span class='blank'>viewers</span> to rate shows.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='viewers'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/viewers.m4a'><span>viewers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/families.m4a'><span>families</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/executives.m4a'><span>executives</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1754/producers.m4a'><span>producers</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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The media streaming business Netflix is changing how users can rate and find shows. The new method is designed to better connect viewers with shows they might like. The changes may save you some time as you binge-watch your favorite shows. No longer will users be able to use stars (*****) to rate what they watch on Netflix. The update changes user ratings to a Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down system. This makes it simpler for viewers to post ratings and is similar to YouTube ratings. The company has been testing the new up or down system with hundreds of thousands of users around the world. Results showed that viewers were 200% more likely to rate a show with a thumbs up or thumbs down system than a five-star scale. Netflix wants to encourage more viewers to rate shows. So, it went with the up or down system.

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