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Millions of Netflix users were left frustrated as the streaming platfom's server crashed during the highly anticipated heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. The bout that took place on Friday night in the US (Saturday morning in India).
For Netflix, the bout between the YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, and Tyson, 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was their biggest live sports event to date.
However the users experienced streaming delays on their devices.
According to a Reuters report streaming platform Netflix experienced outage tracking website Downdetector.com said.
The number of users indicating problems was 85,021, by 10:35 p.m. ET (0335 GMT Saturday), according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from various sources.
With Netflix server down, "#netflixcrash" became one of the top trends on social media platform X.
Downdetector reported that the outage primarily impacted users in major metropolitan areas, including New York, Seattle and Los Angeles, with scattered reports from other regions. Users in India were also affected.
Also Read: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: YouTuber-turned-boxer beats 'the Baddest Man on the Planet' by unanimous decision
Netflix said it had no immediate comment in response to a request from Reuters.
The platform has faced outages during live or highly anticipated events in the past, with spikes in user traffic often being a contributing factor.
In April last year, it experienced a brief outage during a live stream of the dating reality show Love is Blind, drawing complaints from thousands of users.
(with inputs from Reuters)
For Netflix, the bout between the YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, and Tyson, 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was their biggest live sports event to date.
However the users experienced streaming delays on their devices.
According to a Reuters report streaming platform Netflix experienced outage tracking website Downdetector.com said.
The number of users indicating problems was 85,021, by 10:35 p.m. ET (0335 GMT Saturday), according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from various sources.
With Netflix server down, "#netflixcrash" became one of the top trends on social media platform X.
Downdetector reported that the outage primarily impacted users in major metropolitan areas, including New York, Seattle and Los Angeles, with scattered reports from other regions. Users in India were also affected.
Also Read: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: YouTuber-turned-boxer beats 'the Baddest Man on the Planet' by unanimous decision
Netflix said it had no immediate comment in response to a request from Reuters.
The platform has faced outages during live or highly anticipated events in the past, with spikes in user traffic often being a contributing factor.
In April last year, it experienced a brief outage during a live stream of the dating reality show Love is Blind, drawing complaints from thousands of users.
(with inputs from Reuters)
First Published: Nov 16, 2024 11:46 AM IST
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