At Netflix’s WWE Lunch and Learn event, whereScreen Rantwas in attendance, Chief Content Officer Bella Bejaria responded to the streaming services' broadcasting issues on the night of the Tyson vs. Paul fight during Netflix’s WWE Lunch and Learn event. She shared that the team responded quickly butadmitted that they were still learning. She hopes that this will get them ready for future events like the NFL. Read Bejaria’s full comment below:
It was a big number, but again, and you don’t know and you may’t learn these things until you do them. So you take a big swing and our teams and our engineers are amazing, moved super quickly, stabilized it, and really many of the members really had it sort of back up and running pretty quickly. But we learned from those things and we’ve obviously sort of done a lot of stuff to learn and get ready for the NFL and Beyonce at halftime. And so we’re totally ready and excited for WWE.
What Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Means For Netflix’s Future In Live Sporting Events
Netflix Struggled With Its Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Event
After thePaul vs. Tyson fight, it was reported by Netflix that the event was viewed by over 60 million households. While this is a huge number,Netflix’s servers could not keep up with the number of viewers trying to watch the event, which led to the stream buffering for much of the night. Bejaria’s comments prove that Netflix is aware of how many people struggled to watch Paul vs. Tyson fight, which suggests that they are doing everything they can to improve the streaming service for future live events.
Who Won Netflix’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson’s live-streamed fight on Netflix was one of the most-watched sporting events of all time, and featured an unsatisfying end.
Netflix is the most popular streaming service in the world, but it hasn’t hosted that many live broadcasts. Therefore,the Paul vs. Tyson event was a major step in Netflix’s strategyto implement more live events. Netflix is also set to stream several NFL games live on Christmas Day, and then episodes of the WWE show “Monday Night Raw” will be streaming exclusively on the platform starting in 2025. Thus, many more events will be streamed live on Netflix in the very near future.
Our Take On Netflix’s Future In Live Events After Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul
There is no denying that the streaming quality during thePaul vs. Tysonevent was not as strong as Netflix hoped. It was disappointing that so many viewers all over the world struggled to watch such a major event, but at least Netflix is acknowledging the obstacles they faced. Hopefully, their confidence is not misplaced, and the streaming quality will be better for future live events.
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Jake Paul is set to fight Mike Tyson in a headline heavyweight boxing match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The live event is expected to attract significant attention from fans globally.
