Netflix is going through a class-action lawsuit after widespread complaints about buffering and glitches in the course of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson battle Friday evening.
The lawsuit was filed in Florida by Ronald “Blue” Denton and accuses Netflix of “breach of contract” for fixed glitches in the course of the occasion.
Netflix acknowledged the poor streaming high quality of the extremely anticipated occasion in an announcement launched Monday.
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The Netflix brand is displayed in Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 14, 2024. (Ahmet Serdar Eser/Anadolu through Getty Photographs)
“This unprecedented scale created many technical challenges, which the launch team tackled brilliantly by prioritizing stability of the stream for the majority of viewers,” mentioned Netflix government Elizabeth Stone. “I’m sure many of you have seen the chatter in the press and on social media about the quality issues. We don’t want to dismiss the poor experience of some members and know we have room for improvement but still consider this event a huge success.”
Netflix additionally revealed Tuesday that Friday’s reside boxing occasion between Tyson and Paul drew 108 million viewers globally, making it the “most-streamed sporting event ever.”
Netflix’s reside broadcast from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, peaked at 65 million concurrent households within the U.S. An estimated 56% of all TV viewership within the nation was tuned into the Tyson-Paul battle between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET, the streaming service added.
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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul trade punches throughout their battle Friday evening at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu through Getty Photographs)
The co-main occasion, a rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, drew 74 million reside viewers globally to turn into the most-watched skilled ladies’s sports activities occasion in U.S. historical past.
Points began to happen in the course of the Mario Barrios-Abel Ramos bout and solely elevated forward of the Serrano-Taylor battle.
Detector reported that at the least 85,000 viewers reported issues. One explicit second ignited fierce backlash and mockery on social media for Netflix when boxing legend Evander Holyfield and Dallas Cowboys workforce proprietor Jerry Jones had their mics lower out whereas they had been speaking concerning the fights. Jones was touting the NFL’s partnership with Netflix.
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Jake Paul, left, is introduced because the winner in opposition to Mike Tyson, proper, at AT&T Stadium Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Al Bello/Getty Photographs for Netflix © 2024)
Howard Stern warned Netflix on his radio present that it had higher get it proper.
“You know, I don’t how this stuff works, but you gotta make sure it works. … But if you f— up people’s football, there’s gonna be hell to pay,” Stern mentioned.
Netflix will stream an NFL debut doubleheader on Christmas with video games between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
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