THUNDER BAY – TECH – The highly anticipated Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight on November 15th, 2024, was streamed live on Netflix, marking the platform’s foray into live sports broadcasting. However, the event was marred by widespread technical difficulties, leaving many viewers frustrated and disappointed.  

Part of the issue of course was that highly promoted and talked about fight ended up attracting new customers to watch the fight. That meant the system was overloaded.

Subscribers took to social media to vent their anger as they experienced significant lag, buffering issues, and even complete outages during the fight. Some reported lengthy loading screens, while others encountered the dreaded “black screen of death.”   

The problems appeared to stem from an overload of viewers trying to access the stream simultaneously. Netflix, primarily known for on-demand content, may not have been fully prepared for the surge in traffic associated with a live sporting event of this magnitude.

This …