Andre Yoskowitz
23 Sep 2011 0:09
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has confirmed today at the Facebook F8 developer conference that the company's services will be integrated into the social network, except for in the U.S. where it is illegal due to law.
After logging into Facebook, users can see what movies or TV shows their friends have been streaming and watch right from their browser within Facebook via an overlay player.
Hastings says the services will be integrated in 44 countries, but the U.S.' Video Privacy Protection Act, passed in the 80s, does not allow the integration to happen here in the U.S.
Netflix currently has 23 million subscribers, with most in the U.S., making the new deal pretty useless.
Hastings says the VPPA is currently being reviewed and could be amended soon.