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NFL he was not shy in his efforts to make his product as accessible as possible. Earlier this year, the league took another step toward its goal by inking a three-year deal with streaming giant Netflix.
There was plenty of excitement leading up to the NFL Christmas double header on Netflixbut there were also some doubts. The streamer was under pressure to ensure that the problems that arose during the livestream of last month’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight did not re-emerge on Wednesday.
Although the quality of the streaming did not seem to weaken until kick-off and at least during the first half of the game in between Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers, there were minor outages during the pregame broadcast.
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Pre-game co-host Kay Adams’ microphone appeared to be off for a few seconds early in the show. At a later point, ESPN personality Mina Kimes interrupted with a seemingly unplanned commercial for the upcoming second season premiere of Netflix’s hit series “Squid Games.”
The cameras eventually returned to the pregame show after the commercials.
NFL and Netflix logos.
Pregame coverage began hours before the Chiefs and Steelers kickoff at 1:00 PM ET.
Once the action started, another noticeable glitch appeared. Scorebug he called just two timeouts remaining for the Steelers, despite Pittsburgh being in the middle of its first game. The error was corrected a short time later.
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The defending Super Bowl champions led 13-7 over Pittsburgh at halftime.
An aerial view shows the Netflix logo above corporate offices in Los Angeles on January 24. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Netflix won the rights to stream at least one holiday game in 2025 and 2026, under the terms of a multi-year deal with the NFL.
The NFL logo is seen on the field before the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on December 25, 2022. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
“Last year, we decided to make a big bet on live — tapping into mass fandoms in comedy, reality TV, sports and more,” Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria said in a May news release shortly after the Christmas package. of games has been announced.
“There is no annual live event, sporting or otherwise, that can compare to the audiences that NFL football draws. We are so excited that NFL Christmas games will be only on Netflix.”
Music superstar and Houston native Beyoncé is scheduled to perform at halftime of the Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens game at NRG Stadium later Wednesday.
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Netflix paid an estimated $150 million for the rights to the games, according to Bloomberg. The streamer and the NFL have maintained an ongoing relationship for the past few years.
The documentary series “Quarterback” was released on Netflix in 2023, and “Receiver” premiered on the streaming platform last month. While the former focused on three different players at different points in their careers, the pass-catch streak follows four wideouts and one tight end.
Consistent with previous agreements, the deal with Netflix allows games to be televised in the home markets of competing teams. The league-owned NFL+ streaming service will provide fans with access USA watch matches via your mobile devices.
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