The Blog
Notes, news, and behind-the-scenes from the team.
A note on craft
The streamers won the format war. Now we are losing the films.Every Nexthour Original ships in the aspect ratio its director shot in. We do...
How we built the new player
The team rebuilt the watch flow on Video.js with a custom chrome inspired by reference cinema players. Subtitles, multi-quality, audio track...
A note on craft
The streamers won the format war. Now we are losing the films.Every Nexthour Original ships in the aspect ratio its dire...
How we built the new player
The team rebuilt the watch flow on Video.js with a custom chrome inspired by reference cinema players. Subtitles, multi-...
On not selling your eyeballs
We sell subscriptions. Not eyeballs. The product roadmap is allowed to be boring as long as it stays honest.
Originals · spring slate
Six originals dropping this quarter. Four films, two limited series.Northern Arc — sci-fi · 8 epGlass Lantern — filmSubm...
4K HDR · what changed in v6
We doubled the encoder ladder, added Dolby Vision Profile 8.4, and re-encoded the back catalog. Average bitrate is up 22...
Audio · spatial done right
Atmos on AirPods Pro. 7.1.4 on a soundbar that supports it. Stereo down-mix engineered by a human, not a script.
A note on craft
The streamers won the format war. Now we are losing the films.Every Nexthour Original ships in the aspect ratio its director shot in. We do not crop for vertical phones. We do not auto-tweak the color. We will not down-m...
How we built the new player
The team rebuilt the watch flow on Video.js with a custom chrome inspired by reference cinema players. Subtitles, multi-quality, audio tracks, picture-in-picture, Chromecast, AirPlay — all stayed.What changed: the engine...
On not selling your eyeballs
We sell subscriptions. Not eyeballs. The product roadmap is allowed to be boring as long as it stays honest.
Originals · spring slate
Six originals dropping this quarter. Four films, two limited series.Northern Arc — sci-fi · 8 epGlass Lantern — filmSubmersion — filmThe Quiet River — limited series · 6 epAurora Hum — documentaryTower of Bones — thrille...
4K HDR · what changed in v6
We doubled the encoder ladder, added Dolby Vision Profile 8.4, and re-encoded the back catalog. Average bitrate is up 22% on premium tiers; perceptual quality is up more than that.
Audio · spatial done right
Atmos on AirPods Pro. 7.1.4 on a soundbar that supports it. Stereo down-mix engineered by a human, not a script.
