Interactive Specials News Today

In this week’s newsletter: A companion app to the new series lets viewers vote on and predict what happens on the show – and it’s a sign TV is embracing games more than ever

NetflixAs Netflix phases out its DVD mailing service and cuts off the ability to have a shared family account, the streamer is offering up a splashy new form of viewing that will surely make up for these huge losses. That innovative entertainment comes in the form of interactive specials, where watchers can “choose” the outcome of the story’s protagonist by selecting a button on their remote. Worth jumping over hurdles to log into a Netflix account amid their password-sharin...