For the NFL, the Netflix move is a play with nothing but upside. Netflix has 282.3 million subscribers in 190 countries. Every one of whom could theoretically watch this game as part of their normal subscription. That’s an enticing proposition for a league that always has its eyes on the next potential conquest.
Netflix says it's learned from live-streaming issues during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight. Now, it has a big test with a Beyoncé show and NFL games.
When Netflix first picked up its package of Christmas Day NFL games, there was one thing everyone was wondering in Hollywood: Given the streamer’s desire to lean into big events, what would it do to make these games its sports event of the year ...
Massive streaming issues during the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight infuriated viewers. Did Netflix learn its lesson ahead of its NFL Christmas games?
The NFL is teaming up with Netflix for a Christmas Day doubleheader. The Chiefs and Ravens are favored in their respective matchups.
So Riegg and Bela Bajaria, another longtime TV executive who joined Netflix around the same time and is now its chief content officer, began making the case around Netflix for why it should invest in the tech required to make live content work.
A pair of Christmas Day games on Netflix will help the NFL build on its international footprint, league officials say, as the most popular professional league in the United States hopes to harness the streaming platform's global appeal.
The NFL's move to Netflix is good for Rapoport, who was a supporter of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight they hosted. He specifically loved the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano fight that happened before. Rapoport called it “maybe the best sporting event I've seen this year.”
Netflix will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it carries two NFL games for the first time on Christmas.
Beyoncé's halftime livestream during the Ravens-Texans game will be on Netflix in the U.S. for up to three hours after the end of the NFL game.
Beyoncé's highly anticipated performance during the NFL Halftime Show will stream on Netflix on Christmas Day5.