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Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight’s “Off-The-Charts” Viewer Appeal Outweighed Tech Issues, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos described last month's Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight as a triumph despite the live event's technical glitches.
Even though many tuning in wound up frustrated by buffering and sound issues with the live stream, Sarandos said the “want-to-see was off the charts.” For employees at the company, “all that was left” in the aftermath was “imagination and what’s next.” While he didn’t dwell on the specific elements of the 5 1/2-hour livestream, Sarandos chuckled that it was “some combination of sports and circus,” capped by Paul’s decision over the 58-year-old Tyson. Considering that “we broke down” with the finale of Love is Blind in April 2023, the company’s live events business has achieved “a lot of positive trajectory in a very short period of time,” the exec said.
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