Netflix is patting itself on the back.
More than 60 million viewers tuned in to watch the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight on the popular streaming network, a live broadcast from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Unfortunately, many viewers were left with frozen or blacked out streams as servers struggled to handle the increased volume.
“This unprecedented scale created many technical challenges, which the launch team tackled brilliantly by prioritizing stability of the stream for the majority of viewers,” Netflix Chief Technology Officer, Elizabeth Stone, wrote in an internal memo (via Bloomberg).
“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.”
The event may have been a success for Netflix and AT&T Stadium, which drew over 72,000 fans for a whopping $18 million gate, but the main event between Paul and Tyson was widely-panned as “one of the great cons of the century.” Probably because both combatants juked and jived for the better part of eight rounds with no real drama.
Just another boxing s—t show, according to this critic.