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

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492 points storf45 | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 03:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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cryptozeus ◴[16 Nov 24 16:16 UTC] No.42157120[source]▶
Everyone here talking like this something unique netflix had to deal with. Hotstar live streamed india va Pakistan cricket match with zero issues with all time high live viewership ever in the history of live telecast. Why would viewers paying $20 month want to think about their technical issues, they dropped the ball pure and simple. Tech already exists for this, it’s been done before even by espn, nothing new here.
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al_borland ◴[16 Nov 24 18:08 UTC] No.42157893[source]▶
The Independent reports 35m viewers of that cricket match [0].

Rolling Stone reported 120m for Tyson and Paul on Netflix [1].

These are very different numbers. 120m is Super Bowl territory. Could Hotstar handle 3-4 of those cricket matches at the same time without issue?

[0] https://www.the-independent.com/sport/cricket/india-pakistan...

[1] https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jake-paul-...

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dilyevsky ◴[16 Nov 24 19:31 UTC] No.42158595[source]▶
Majority of superbowl viewers watch it on cable. Streaming gets fewer than 10M concurrents
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SoftTalker ◴[16 Nov 24 23:26 UTC] No.42160477[source]▶
Do people even have cable TV anymore? I have internet from my "cable" company but I don't have the "cable" connected to anything but the modem. Everything I watch is streamed. The only thing connected to my TV is a Roku.
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cabinguy ◴[16 Nov 24 23:58 UTC] No.42160690[source]▶
I assume you know the answer to your questions is: of course they do. However, I’m in the same boat as you. The joke’s on us, I guess.
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SoftTalker ◴[17 Nov 24 00:07 UTC] No.42160743[source]▶
I guess my question is: why? "Cable boxes" are uniformly awful to use in my experience. The UI is clunky, they take up space and it's another remote and another tangle of wires to try to hide. What advantage do they offer in 2024?
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1. reaperducer ◴[17 Nov 24 01:06 UTC] No.42161070[source]▶
What advantage do they offer in 2024?

They exist in places where the internet infrastructure is not adequate for constant multiple streams.

Content is king. And there's lots of content on cable that is not on streaming. Just consider local and regional news and sports.

Many residential buildings, like the one in which I live, include cable TV with the rent. Why add more clutter and expense for streaming?

There are plenty of other reasons. Your position seems to be "stop liking things I don't like."