According to Netflix management, the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul became a sports event with "the highest viewership in history," although this surge in viewers somewhat affected the quality of the broadcast.
Currently, the streaming service is facing a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of a man named Robert Denton — it claims that the "legendary fight was filled with legendary problems," particularly regarding video buffering and access errors. Denton, as noted by wccftech, also accuses Netflix of breaching its contract and is seeking damages.
Netflix's Chief Technology Officer, Elizabeth Stone, previously confirmed in an interview that there were "several technical issues" during the broadcast, which the team handled "brilliantly":
“This unprecedented scale created many technical challenges that the launch team dealt with brilliantly. I’m sure many of you saw statements in the press and on social media about quality issues. We do not want to deny the poor experience of some viewers and know there are areas for improvement, but we still consider this event a tremendous success.”
As previously mentioned, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight received over 65 million concurrent streams (38 million alone in the U.S.) and an average minute audience of 108 million viewers.
According to Downdetector, which monitors real-time outages, at least 98,000 users reported issues with Netflix during the fight. Reports indicated that the platform crashed even before the match began, with complaints about poor audio and video quality.
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