NFL 'reassured' by Netflix over streaming concerns ahead of Christmas games after Tyson-Paul debacle: report

Netflix’s streaming issues during the heavy anticipated combat betwixt boxing fable Mike Tyson and Jake Paul were problematic capable that it raised concerns for the NFL up of the league’s upcoming games that volition beryllium streamed exclusively connected the level connected Christmas Day, according to 1 report. 

Buffering issues plagued fans tuning successful to ticker the historical matchup betwixt 1 of the sport’s greats and its new up-and-coming boxer connected Friday. Social media was flooded with complaints, and a suit was adjacent filed accusing the streaming level of "breach of contract." 

Mike Tyson, left, fights Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing lucifer connected Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 successful Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Netflix addressed the issues successful a connection Monday.

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"This unprecedented standard created galore method challenges, which the motorboat squad tackled brilliantly by prioritizing stableness of the watercourse for the bulk of viewers," Netflix enforcement Elizabeth Stone said. "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."

While institution executives mightiness person viewed the lawsuit arsenic a "huge success," the idiosyncratic acquisition was capable for the NFL to scope retired with concern. 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell attends an NFL International Series crippled betwixt the Chicago Bears and the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

"The NFL did cheque successful with Netflix pursuing the Tyson-Paul combat to inquire astir the problems and measure the likelihood that they could repetition themselves connected Christmas," ESPN reported Wednesday.

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"Netflix said the combat reached 60 cardinal homes, and seemingly portion of the mentation to the league was that the unprecedented standard for them of broadcasting a unrecorded sporting lawsuit contributed to immoderate of the challenges they faced." 

The study said the league walked distant from those talks "reassured that Netflix had figured retired what went wrong" and that it would not beryllium an contented for the 2 games that day. 

Jake Paul, left, is announced arsenic the victor against Mike Tyson during "LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson" astatine AT&T Stadium connected Nov. 15, 2024 successful Arlington, Texas. (Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)

The Pittsburgh Steelers volition big the Kansas City Chiefs astatine 1 p.m. connected Christmas, followed by the Baltimore Ravens astatine the Houston Texans. 

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Despite the streaming issues, Friday’s bout did scope respective milestones. According to Most Valuable Promotions, the combat had implicit 108 cardinal unrecorded planetary viewers, making it the most-streamed sporting lawsuit ever. It was besides the highest-grossing combat sports lawsuit successful Texas astatine $18.1 million. 

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