Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported.

The plans to offer a free ad-supported tier, albeit in select markets, suggests that pivot towards monetizing user data, in other words — making users and not the extensive library of award-winning shows a product, might be well in the pipeline.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah but now the roped in new suckers that didn’t know they need the product and the price is now 10 per month

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      Growth hacking. Shake loose more market share with the “FREE!!” version and then the frog boil