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0 pointsgrogenaut1y ago0 comments

you are so right about that. tho I'm sure that many of the netflix folks are still doing their after action analysis in prep for Dec 25 NFL.

now take this realization and apply it to any news article or forum post you read and think about how uninformed they actually are.

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fragmede1y ago

If NFL decides to keep Netflix for that, that is. The bandwidth for that fight was rookie numbers, and after that fiasco, why would the NFL not break their contract and choose someone with a proven track record doing bigger live events, like the World Cup?

phil211y ago

Because Netflix pays them either way, I would imagine. Breaking a contract on a sure thing to the tune of tens (hundreds?) of millions of dollars for a maybe is a large business risk.

Reputational damage is going to be far more Netflix than the NFL if they totally club it.

That and this fight is going to likely be an order of magnitude more viewers than the Christmas NFL games if the media estimates on viewership were remotely accurate. You’re talking Super Bowl type numbers vs a regular season NFL game. The problems start happening at the margin of capacity most of the time.

listenallyall1y ago

But "reputational damage" doesn't affect profits. Nobody is canceling Netflix because they had issues watching the fight, just like nobody will cancel if the NFL experience sucks on Netflix. They will bitch and moan on Twitter, but it's essentially just talk.

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