Fang's Bites Media Notebook Edition No. 5

What Netflix has to do to build trust for the NFL Xmas doubleheader, handicapping the bids for the FIFA Women's World Cup, and has Apple missed the boat?

Thanks for reading and coming on board. This is the start of a few columns before year’s end. I’ll go over what’s coming up later. But let’s get to the meat of the bone.

Netflix has to make sure the NFL Xmas doubleheader goes off without a hitch

The games that will stream live on Netflix on Christmas Day. Graphic courtesy of Netflix

Ever since the NFL announced its three-year agreement with Netflix to stream Christmas Day games back in May, the anticipation for the streaming service’s presentation has been very high. However, after November’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight which had beaucoup of buffering issues, viewers are rather nervous if the streamer can get the job done.

While I have no doubt the production will go well, CBS will produce the games and there will be an experienced group of announcers and analysts for the doubleheader (I’ll go over them later), no one will remember what was said or seen if we have a repeat of the glitches that marred the Paul-Tyson fight.

I had a minimal of issues as I watched the Paul-Tyson event through the Netflix Apple TV app. It was quite stable and only until the final two rounds of the eight-round bout did I did witness any buffering.

According to media reports, as many as 90,000 viewers reported some type of issues in the hour leading up to the main event. In addition, microphones did not work, announcers and guests could not hear each other at certain times.