NFL, celebrity boxing, and hot dogs: Netflix’s push into live TV
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The Netflix Cup: Netflix’s first live sports event was a bit of a mess.
And that was before Carlos Sainz dropped the inaugural championship trophy.
Marky Mark joked about Bert Kreischer being “security” after the comedian grabbed a protester who ran onto the course, there were constant audio issues, no one seemed to be clear on the rules, and a juddering framerate problem (possibly due to incorrect shutter settings) ruined Netflix’s attempt to recreate the NFL’s popular “megalodon” close-up camera angle. But, at least the stream never crashed?
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