Netflix faces streaming issues during Tyson-Paul fight debut

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Netflix faced significant streaming issues during its first live sports event, the Tyson-Paul fight on Friday. Many viewers reported problems on social media, with nearly 85,000 complaints logged on Down Detector. Despite the technical difficulties, Netflix announced that the fight attracted a global audience of 60 million, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams. The co-main event also drew nearly 50 million viewers. The fight, which Paul won by unanimous decision, was Netflix's largest live sports event to date. The company plans to stream NFL games on Christmas Day and WWE events starting in January.


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