Netflix will start highlighting more of your favorite genres and categories
by James Vincent from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YDCB)
Netflix's new Category Hub menu for smart TV interfaces | Image: Netflix
Netflix is giving its TV interface a small refresh, refashioning its old row of categories into a Category Hub" menu on the left rail that highlights genre recommendations tailored to your viewing habits.
Although Netflix's UI often seems to change every time you load it, the Categories menu generally appeared below the Popular, Trending, and Continue Watching rows. As well as listing basic genres like comedy, action, horror, and so on, it also highlights collections based on the odd holiday (like Earth Day). Now, instead of just listing these categories in the same order for everyone, the top three choices will be customized to individual users.
Image: Netflix Netflix's old Category row. Now these sections are...