Washington: Both difficulties and successes were encountered in Netflix’s first foray into live sports streaming. With 65 million viewers worldwide, the much-anticipated boxing battle between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson marked a positive beginning for the platform’s foray into live sports. For many people, however, the experience was ruined by technical problems including frozen streams and connectivity problems.
60 million households watched the battle, with a peak audience of 65 million, according to Netflix. This makes the over-the-top (OTT) platform a strong competitor in the live broadcasting of sports. With 50 million viewers, the co-main event, which included Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, had the potential to become the most viewed professional women’s sporting event in American history.
Even with these remarkable figures, there were some bumps in the launch. During the live, Downdetector received over 90,000 complaints, of which 87% were about video problems, 12% were about server connectivity, and 1% had to do with login difficulties. A six-hour outage that was only fixed by Saturday affected viewers in the United States.
Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson in the ring by a score of 79-73. After initial difficulties, Paul regained control and stopped Tyson’s efforts to gain ground. After the fight, Paul declared the event a huge success, pointing to the streaming problems as evidence of its enormous popularity.
Netflix’s potential in live sports is shown by its impressive viewing figures. But fixing streaming issues will be essential to preserving its standing and guaranteeing smooth events in the future. With millions of people attending its maiden event, Netflix has boldly entered the sports streaming market, leaving many wondering what it will do next.
