Following its $40 million fundraise initially of this 12 months, streaming media firm Plex introduced on Wednesday it’s rolling out a brand new TV present and film opinions function, placing its app in additional direct competitors with different apps, like Letterboxd and TV Time. The function will even embody social networking parts, because the opinions will be shared with your pals on Plex and even associates of associates.
The corporate moved into the social networking area final 12 months with the launch of a brand new “Discover Together” function that allowed customers to create profiles on the app, and discover and comply with associates with a view to uncover information films and exhibits collectively. With Uncover Collectively, customers might share what they’re watching with associates, what they’re bookmarking, and what they’ve rated the content material. This newest launch of film and TV present opinions builds on that present framework, making Plex not only a streaming hub, but additionally a streaming group.
Plex says that, initially, customers’ opinions will solely be shared inside their community of associates and their associates, nevertheless it’s engaged on an replace that may permit customers to share their rankings and opinions with anybody on the service. The corporate says it’s looking for beta testers for this function now.
To entry the brand new function, customers will want a verified e mail handle to get began, however can then create their opinions from both the online interface or the cellular apps. To overview objects from the Private Media library, customers might want to allow a Sync Watch State & Scores function, Plex notes. Critiques might want to abide by Plex’s present Neighborhood Tips, as nicely.
As well as, Plex customers will have the ability to management which opinions they’ll see when on film and present element pages by accessing a brand new “Ratings and Reviews” possibility below Account settings. From right here, customers can select to see opinions from Plex customers and critics, customers solely, critics solely, or from nobody.
Plex customers’ present privateness settings might be preserved, as nicely — an space that Plex had earlier run into issues with as a result of how Uncover Collectively was an opt-out, not opt-in expertise, resulting in customers leaking their embarrassing viewing habits to family and friends.
