Netflix subscribers sue company for 'breach of contract' over poor quality of Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight

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Netflix is facing a class-action suit aft wide complaints astir buffering and glitches during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson combat Friday night.

The suit was filed successful Florida by Ronald "Blue" Denton and accuses Netflix of "breach of contract" for constant glitches during the event.

Netflix acknowledged the mediocre streaming prime of the highly anticipated lawsuit successful a connection released Monday.

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The Netflix logo is displayed successful Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 14, 2024. (Ahmet Serdar Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"This unprecedented standard created galore method challenges, which the motorboat squad tackled brilliantly by prioritizing stableness of the watercourse for the bulk of viewers," said Netflix enforcement Elizabeth Stone. "I'm definite galore of you person seen the chatter successful the property and connected societal media astir the prime issues. We don't privation to disregard the mediocre acquisition of immoderate members and cognize we person country for betterment but inactive see this lawsuit a immense success."

Netflix besides revealed Tuesday that Friday's unrecorded boxing lawsuit betwixt Tyson and Paul drew 108 cardinal viewers globally, making it the "most-streamed sporting lawsuit ever."

Netflix's unrecorded broadcast from AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, peaked astatine 65 cardinal concurrent households successful the U.S. An estimated 56% of each TV viewership successful the state was tuned into the Tyson-Paul combat betwixt 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET, the streaming work added.

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul speech punches during their combat Friday nighttime astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The co-main event, a rematch betwixt Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, drew 74 cardinal unrecorded viewers globally to go the most-watched nonrecreational women’s sports lawsuit successful U.S. history.

Issues started to hap during the Mario Barrios-Abel Ramos bout and lone accrued up of the Serrano-Taylor fight.

Detector reported that astatine slightest 85,000 viewers reported problems. One peculiar infinitesimal ignited fierce backlash and mockery connected societal media for Netflix erstwhile boxing fable Evander Holyfield and Dallas Cowboys squad proprietor Jerry Jones had their mics chopped retired portion they were talking astir the fights. Jones was touting the NFL’s concern with Netflix.

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Howard Stern warned Netflix connected his vigor amusement that it had amended get it right.

"You know, I don’t however this worldly works, but you gotta marque definite it works. … But if you f--- up people’s football, there’s gonna beryllium hellhole to pay," Stern said.

Netflix volition watercourse an NFL debut doubleheader connected Christmas with games betwixt the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.

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