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Netflix’s Live-TV Strategy Remains a Work in Progress

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Netflix's live TV debut stumbles, as the streamer wrestles with buffering issues and a disappointing boxing match viewership.
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  • Boxing fans fuming after the Tyson-Paul fight was plagued by technical issues, with many viewers reporting long buffering delays during the main event.
  • Despite high expectations, the event only drew around 200,000 pay-per-view buys - a far cry from the millions that tune in for major boxing matchups on traditional TV.
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Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Netflix, Tyson-Paul fight
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