Call it the Nightmare Before Thanksgiving with the sequel being the Nightmare on Christmas Day.
Netflix broadcast the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Nov. 15. Or at least it tried to do so.
Viewers had to feel like they were in a time warp as the picture kept buffering as it would have a few decades ago. It was a bad look for a platform that has NFL games on Christmas Day.
The Internet was faster than Netflix’ technology to poke fun.
If Netflix broadcasted NFL games… pic.twitter.com/jHC9zST3WT
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 16, 2024
If Netflix broadcasted NFL games (Part 2) https://t.co/VC6T87lC1b pic.twitter.com/zRxXCQkMXP
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 16, 2024
Jerry Jones saying Netflix is a huge part of the NFL’s future into a mic that doesn’t work and then less than a minute later the stream goes down.
— Michael Mulvihill (@mulvihill79) November 16, 2024
Amazon, who perfectly streams prime time NFL games every week, watching Netflix crash because of a celebrity boxing match pic.twitter.com/59DpT20eVN
— Stephen (@b_outliers) November 16, 2024
This was a practice run for potentially airing live NFL games. Pretty much a disaster right now for Netflix
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) November 16, 2024
When Netflix streams NFL games on Christmas Day. pic.twitter.com/X60f9JcFKu
— TPS (@TotalProSports) November 16, 2024
Netflix is finding out in real time how hard it is to produce live TV.
They need to get these Mic issues fixed before the NFL broadcast’s on Christmas.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) November 16, 2024
Live look at @NFL HQ right now realizing their games are going to be on @netflix pic.twitter.com/rnEv08RqLI
— Kent (@madisonseattle) November 16, 2024
NFL watching Netflix struggling with live streaming knowing their two best teams will have Christmas games on the platform pic.twitter.com/TatGGDguXC
— Kyle Mace (@kylemace) November 16, 2024
NFL watching Netflix struggling with live streaming knowing their two best teams will have Christmas games on the platform pic.twitter.com/TatGGDguXC
— Kyle Mace (@kylemace) November 16, 2024
Hey @NFL we hope you’re watching Netflix tonight, because this is what your product will look like soon.
Good call. pic.twitter.com/Cjr9YvTgSa
— Michael Collins (@MCFanSided) November 16, 2024