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Re:Netflix ditches Webkit to roll out new UI for smart TVs, ... by rsynnott on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @08:39AM (#6725056)
The AppleTV app doesn't use webkit; it's the standard, very limited AppleTV UI kit. This is why it's less terrible than most Netflix clients; less rope to hang themselves.

They did manage to make it slightly awful within the constraints of the model, though; see the mechanism used for moving between seasons of a TV show.

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Re:Netflix ditches Webkit to roll out new UI for smart TVs, ... by dubcanada on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @09:20AM (#6725284)
That and the size 10 pixel font they use for everything.
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Re:Netflix ditches Webkit to roll out new UI for smart TVs, ... by MaxGabriel on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @09:19AM (#6725273)
Here's am article on the Apple TV UI framework. It's called Back Row
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Re:Netflix ditches Webkit to roll out new UI for smart TVs, ... by MaxGabriel on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @11:32AM (#6726309)
Whoops! Forgot the actual link. Shouldn't be commenting when I'm half asleep I guess

http://nshipster.com/backrow/

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