What To Watch: Google rolls out new feature that will allow users to search 'good shows'

Google has rolled out a new feature that will allow users to search for 'good shows to watch' or 'what to watch'. The search engine giant will provide results from several streaming providers. This experience will be available in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and English, with additional languages and streaming providers to follow.

Google said that people are spending more time at home searching for 'what to watch' and 'best movies' in India and the numbers have grown significantly since late March.

“Starting today and over the coming week, Google will be rolling out a new experience in Google Search -- when people search for things like “good shows to watch” or “what to watch”, they will  see an organized set of suggestions from streaming providers,” Google said. 

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When a user taps the “Edit Providers” button, they can choose which TV and movie subscription(s) they already have. This will not only get them personalized recommendations, but they will also quickly see where to rent, buy, or watch their picks for free with their subscriptions.

Apart from finding recommendations, there will also be a ‘Watchlist’ feature that allows users to save shows for later. After searching “what to watch,” simply tap ‘Watchlist’ in the preview window for any show or film to add it to the viewing list. Users can navigate between their recommendations and the ‘Watchlist’ tab so they won’t lose track of what’s already been saved.

Google said that this is just the first version of this experience with more interesting categories and further updates to be added in the coming months.