New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business

Key points

• Plex is adding new social features to the platform.
• As of today, users can make and share “personalized lists on Plex of any movie, show or episode,” the company said in an announcement.
• Later this year, users will be able to import lists from other streaming services and react to other people’s lists.
• This month, Plex will also launch a community forum that will allow people to “post and comment directly on any movie, show, season, or episode.” Later this year, Plex will introduce “Match Scores” based on a viewer’s history and past ratings to predict how much they’ll like a show or movie, Plex said.
• Plex already lets people rate content, and this year it will also allow them to react with emoji.