Netflix literally takes Star Trek to space as show is streamed from the stratosphere
This is where your monthly subscription goes
- Frances Taylor
Published: Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 2:57 pm
Netflix has boldly gone where no streaming service has gone before: space.
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Yes, that's right. The on-demand company has actually sent a phone into the stratosphere and broadcast Star Trek: Discovery to, well, probably nobody.
But nonetheless it was an incredible feat achieved by creating a device that would allow the Netflix app to play a show – even 115,000 feet above the earth.
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Attached to a weather balloon, the phone had heaters so the batteries wouldn't freeze, while a GoPro camera was added so that the whole event could be filmed.
Every year, Netflix employees get the chance to take a day off work (it's alright for some) to come up with innovative ways in which to help improve the streaming service.
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We're not sure this quite fits that remit, but it's certainly a neat trick – with breathtaking results.
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Frances Taylor
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