More from NFL, celebrity boxing, and hot dogs: Netflix’s push into live TV
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?
After Netflix’s live Love is Blind reunion show ran into some issues this spring, it’s trying to go live again.
Tonight, its first-ever live sports broadcast pairs F1 racers from Drive to Survive — conveniently in the US for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend— with golfers from Full Swing in a chase for the inaugural Netflix Cup. What might come next? Maybe Netflix could bid on future NBA In-Season Tournament games (presumably, that name is a placeholder for the Netflix NBA Cup).
(Disclosure: Vox Media Studios produced Full Swing, and The Verge recently produced a series with Netflix.)
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