UK NETFLIX FANS will be getting a couple of handy extra services this year, as the media streaming firm has confirmed to The INQUIRER that it will be rolling out watchlist and Profiles features in 2013.

Joris Evers, director of corporate communications at Netflix told us that the watchlist will let users bookmark or favourite titles while browsing through Netflix, and to create a list of programmes and films to watch later. Evers said the favourites functionality is presently being tested and is likely to appear later this year, although Netflix hasn't decided on the name for it yet.

"We hear from a lot of people that they'd love to have a function like this. We have a similar feature in the US called Queue - I think we were responsible for adding the word 'queue' to the American vocabulary, it's very associated with Netflix," Evers said.

Whatever it's called, the watchlist or favourites feature will be of real benefit to Netflix users, as at present there's no way to save a title in a folder, and watch it later, so you have to remember all of the titles you want to watch in the future or even resort to using a pen and paper.

Netflix will also be rolling out Profiles later this year, which will let users create separate profiles for multiple individuals in a single Netflix account.

"If you're sharing the subscription with others in the same household, it will give you up to five - though that number may change - separate profiles, and you'll get different recommendations based on this," Evers said. "If you're using an iPad or iPhone or Xbox, you can keep that device logged into a particular profile. You won't get recommended My Little Pony as the adult logged into the account, and the kids won't get recommended Hunger Games."

The INQUIRER spoke with Evers soon after the launch of series four of cult comedy classic TV show Arrested Development. Although the new series was met with mixed reviews, each of the 14 episodes garnered four or five star ratings on Netflix, according to Evers, and Arrested Development is still rated an impressive 9.2 out of 10 on film information website IMDB.

We at The iNQUIRER agree that while the series didn't always live up to the sublime comedic heights of classic episodes, there was still a lot to like and laugh at in the latest shows. And for any fans who want more, there's good news as Evers told us that if the cast and crew of Arrested Development are available, then Netflix will be interested in filming more shows. "It really depends on their availability, their eagerness, their willingness to do it," he said.

Here's hoping it's not the last time we'll see them, as Kitty would threaten. µ