Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Cable TV (or even OTA antenna in the right service area) is simply a superior live product compared to anything streaming.

The Masters app is the only thing that comes close imo.

Cable TV + DVR + high speed internet for torrenting is still an unmatched entertainment setup. Streaming landscape is a mess.

It's too bad the cable companies abused their position and lost any market goodwill. Copper connection direct to every home in America is a huge advantage to have fumbled.

The Masters app is truly incredible, I don't know if it gets enough praise.

The interesting thing is that a lot of TV infrastructure is now running over IP networks. If I were to order a TV connection for my home I'd get an IPTV box to connect to my broadband router via Ethernet, and it'd simply tell the upstream router to send a copy of a multicast stream my way.

Reliable and redundant multicast streaming is pretty much a solved problem, but it does require everyone along the way to participate. Not a problem if you're an ISP offering TV, definitely a problem if you're Netflix trying to convince every single provider to set it up for some one-off boxing match.

What's so great about it?

This. Im honestly going to cancel my streaming shit. They remove and mess with it so much. Like right now HBO max or whatever removes my recent watches after 90 days. why?

Apple TV MLB games look incredible compared to live cable tv.

I have wondered if better multicast support will happen just for cost savings, as the amount of live content increases.

So far, no one seems particularly motivated.