Netflix is facing a class-action lawsuit after widespread complaints about buffering and glitches during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight Friday night. The lawsuit was filed in Florida by Ronald 'Blue' Denton and accuses Netflix of 'breach of contract' for constant glitches during the event. Netflix acknowledged the poor streaming quality of the highly anticipated event in a statement released Monday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.
The co-main event, a rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, drew 74 million live viewers globally to become the most-watched professional women’s sports event in U.S. history. Issues started to occur during the Mario Barrios-Abel Ramos bout and only increased ahead of the Serrano-Taylor fight. Detector reported that at least 85,000 viewers reported problems.
Howard Stern warned Netflix on his radio show that it had better get it right. 'You know, I don’t how this stuff works, but you gotta make sure it works. … But if you f--- up people’s football, there’s gonna be hell to pay,' Stern said. Netflix will stream an NFL debut doubleheader on Christmas with games between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.