r/netflix • u/IAmPookieHearMeRoar • Dec 08 '24

Technical Support Netflix Sued Over Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Boxing Match Glitches

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/netflix-lawsuit-jake-paul-mike-tyson-technical-glitches-1236215890/
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u/xenon2456 Dec 08 '24

the nfl games on Christmas would be a bigger problem

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u/HRzNightmare Dec 08 '24

"the nfl games on Christmas WILL be a bigger problem"

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u/TakingItPeasy Dec 08 '24

We were just talking about that. I bet they used that fight to gauge all-at-once streaming capacity. Bet they have invested already to get ahead of it. Die hard NFL fans will literally storm netflix corporate offices Jan 6 style if they don't, lol.

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u/gravesisme Dec 09 '24

Doubt it. NFL Xmas games average about 28 million. Tyson fight had 108 million concurrent viewers at peak when problems arose. The match before it had 74 million concurrent. I think the buffering for me started towards the end of that match when they probably hit 90-100 million. They can probably handle 50 million without a hiccup.

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u/wut-n-tarnation Dec 09 '24

Finally someone with a reasonable take on this .

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u/pakapoagal Dec 09 '24

I hate football I hate boxing! But I watched this match and will definitely not watch football!

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u/gravesisme Dec 09 '24

Yeah, I only watched it cuz it was Tyson. I think that's the general sentiment. It basically had Super Bowl type viewership and those numbers likely won't happen again for any Netflix live streaming event.

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u/wut-n-tarnation Dec 09 '24

No they won’t . Paul and Tyson drew way more people to watch than a football game…. Way less ppl trying to watch some football on Christmas.

That’s not hyped like the Tyson fight was. Prolly 6 times the amount of ppl streamed that than who would watch football game. I know I won’t care for that.

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u/DrHarryHood Dec 09 '24

a season/playoff game sure. The Superbowl does about double what the tyson paul fight tried to do.

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u/wutthefvckjushapen Dec 09 '24

True but I think international viewership will probably be huge too for the NFL games, but like others have said I'm sure Netflix is making adjustments to be more prepared for the Christmas games.