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NFL fans worry Netflix’s bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can’t handle football
Photo: Sarah Stier / Getty Images for Netflix Netflix's livestream of the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul boxing match was a mess. I'm not talking about the bout itself - although people had their qualms with that, too - it's the livestream, which people across the internet complained was plagued by buffering, unstable, and unwatchable muddiness. That doesn't bode well for Netflix's live sports ambitions, especially its upcoming Christmas Day NFL games.I had the same experience, having tuned in a few minutes before Paul showed up in the back of a lowrider truck. For the vast majority of the 8-round match, I had to lean heavily on my brain's ability to construct a cohesive picture from very little information to have an idea of what was going on. The X post below was very much what the... Continue reading...
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