On Wednesday, Netflix streamed a pair of NFL games, for the first time ever. It was part of the league’s ongoing effort to steal Christmas from the NBA. It was successful, relative to the lack of complaints regarding buffering, outages, and blurred images.
The NFL will embark on a new Christmas Day tradition starting this year. Christmas Day games have been played in the past throughout the NFL, but only on special occasions. That changes Wednesday, as the league will play Christmas Day games in the middle of the week for the first time.
CM Punk and Liv Morgan made media rounds on Christmas. On January 6, WWE Raw will premiere on the Netflix streaming platform. Before the company makes that official move, though, former WWE Champion CM Punk and WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan appeared on Netflix in another form.
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After fumbling a high-profile boxing match last month, most social media users praised Netflix for a smooth broadcast of its first-ever NFL games.
The streaming giant is moving deeper into live programming but faces questions about its ability to host real-time events without a hitch.
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.
Performing cuts from her smash “Cowboy Carter” album, Beyoncé doubled down on her country aesthetic, joined by Post Malone, daughter Blue Ivy and others.
The video streaming giant has assembled a cast of 22 sports personalities in all from across a variety of networks. NFL fans will recognize CBS's Ian Eagle, ESPN's Mina Kimes and Fox's Greg Olsen, among others, as they provide commentary on the two games throughout the day.
Netflix had a successful NFL debut on Christmas Day. Professional wrestling and college football are up next on the streaming platform.
One month ago, Netflix was on most sports fans' minds when its glitchy, buffering mess of a stream marred the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match. It was a bad showing. Making it more ominous was that the streamer was set to air a pair of NFL games 40 days later.