#netflix mwc

While in Barcelona for the MWC, we were invited by Netflix to visit their house in the suburb. We talked to Todd Yellin, VP of Product Innovation at Netflix, and discuss what they're doing over at Netflix to make their service better for subscribers. Netflix Server Boxes These are CDN servers (Netflix Open Connect Appliance) that Netflix give away to ISPs around the world for free. As a part of the engineer's tradition at Netflix, they asked us to leave a movie quote or sign a message on these servers which will be deployed to a random ISP. Lower Bit Rate for the Same Video Quality Using more advanced video codecs such as Google's VP9, Netflix is able to stream the same quality of videos at a lower bit rate. Netflix is about to roll-out a new compression strategy that will only require just about 277Kbps connection. Netflix employs a complex compression strategy to maximize the output in terms of delivering lower streaming requirements yet ensuring the best video quality. Support for HDR Video If bandwidth is not an issue, Netflix can really push more data to the subscriber. Read more in our articles including "5 Things We Learned About Netflix at MWC" and "Netflix to launch in SG, HK, South Korea and Taiwan".