Howard Stern said Netflix customers “will pay a hell of a price” if they run into streaming issues again during the NFL's Christmas broadcast.
Stern sent a message to Netflix on Monday's episode of his Sirius
“We don't know how this works, but we need to make sure it works.” stern said. “You mess up other people's football, and the price is hell. You better stop.”
Stern was referring to when Netflix will be the home of two of the NFL's most anticipated games on December 25th.
The reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs will face the Steelers at 1:00 pm ET at Acrizier Stadium in Pittsburgh.
The Ravens will face the Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The stakes will be high as both games will feature teams that are almost guaranteed to advance to the postseason.
Netflix announced Sunday that Houston native Beyoncé will be a halftime performer for the second half of the show.
The Tyson vs. Paul fight was the streaming service's first major live sports event, drawing 60 million viewers. The NFL could bring in similar traffic given the level and timing of the games.
Sports Illustrated's Jimmy Traina included a clip of Stern's comments, telling X: “You don't have to be a sports fan to know that the NFL and Netflix are under tremendous pressure.” I wrote it.
Stern's concerns came after fans were outraged by quality and buffering issues that persisted during the Tyson vs. Paul matchup.
As of Friday night, Down Detector received more than 88,000 reports of streaming issues.
Many Netflix customers specifically noted streaming issues during the co-main event between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano for the Women's Undisputed Super Lightweight Championship.
Taylor defeated Serrano in a controversial unanimous decision, with scorecards 95-94 on all three.
Netflix said so “We have no comment at this time.” when asked by Fox about widespread streaming issues.
This will be the first time Netflix will broadcast a live NFL game.
Streaming giant signs three-year deal for exclusive Christmas Day gaming rights After paying around $75 million per game.according to Bloomberg.
