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'Last Chance U' stars sue Netflix, others for $30M
Six former junior college football players are seeking $30 million in a lawsuit that claims they were portrayed inaccurately on the Netflix docuseries "Last Chance U," Front Office Sports reported Tuesday.,The athletes, who were featured on the show while playing at East Mississippi Community Colleg...
Report: Netflix exploring bid for F1 media rights
Netflix is deliberating making a play for the U.S. broadcast rights of Formula One, The Athletic reported Friday.,Netflix already has a background in the sport, having produced the hit F1 docuseries "Drive to Survive" that debuted in 2019. Thanks in large part to the series, interest in the sport ha...
NFL's Christmas games on Netflix drive historic audience
The NFL's foray into placing exclusive Christmas Day games on Netflix resulted in the the-most streamed television day in United States history.,Nielsen announced Friday that Dec. 25, 2024 was the first in the history of its measurement to top 50 billion viewing minutes (51.219), with streaming repr...
WWE's 'Raw' debut scores Neflix huge ratings
WWE proved a winner in its Netflix debut on Monday.,The first episode of "WWE Raw" to run on the streaming giant attracted an average of 2.6 million U.S. viewers, according to Netflix. The show averaged 1.64 million viewers in its weekly slot on USA Network in 2024.,In the equivalent episode during ...
NFL Christmas games on Netflix set streaming records
Despite blowouts in both Christmas Day games, Netflix drew a record audience of nearly 65 million total streaming viewers in the United States for the Kansas City Chiefs-Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans matchups, according to Nielsen on Thursday.,The early-afternoon matchup, f...
Netflix to air Women's World Cups in 2027, 2031
Netflix has reached a deal with FIFA for exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights for the 2027 and 2031 Women's World Cup tournaments.,Soccer's global governing body confirmed the agreement with the streaming giant on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed.,"This is a landmark moment for sports media ...
Netflix 'totally ready' for XMas NFL games, WWE
Netflix continues to express confidence that its streaming platform is prepared to handle the massive audiences expected for a pair of Christmas Day NFL games along with the start of its live coverage of the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Raw" next month.,Concerns were raised after users experienc...
Paul-Tyson fetches non-Vegas record $18.1M revenue; sets streaming record
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson punched up a record-breaking gate at AT&T Stadium on Saturday with 72,300 fans in attendance leading to $18,117,072 in total revenue, a record for boxing and mixed martial events held outside of Las Vegas.,Meanwhile, Netflix saw the fight peak at 65 million concurrent stream...
Netflix exec: 'Very ready' for XMas NFL games despite Paul-Tyson issues
Despite having viewers deal with frequent buffering, low quality feeds and other stream-related issues during Jake Paul's victory over Mike Tyson in a boxing match on Friday night, Netflix is fully prepared to prove its worth as a sports streaming service. ,Netflix will get to air a pair of NFL game...
Mike Tyson ready to fight, Jake Paul excited ahead of Netflix bout
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson met the media in Arlington, Texas, ahead of their eight-round boxing match this Friday to put the finishing on Netflix's first foray into the sporting world.,Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube star turned professional boxer, has risen quickly in his quest for mainstream boxing cred...
Report: Fox rebuffs Netflix request for Tom Brady on Christmas game
Fox rejected a request from Netflix to have Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt call one of the two NFL games the streaming service will broadcast on Christmas, the New York Post reported Wednesday.,Brady and Burkhardt are in their first season as Fox Sports' lead NFL broadcasting duo. Brady joined the bo...
Netflix plans documentary on Michigan sign-stealer
Connor Stalions, the central figure in the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, is set to speak for the first time about his actions.,An episode of the Netflix documentary series "Untold," set to premier on Aug. 27, will focus on Stalions' account.,Both the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference ruled ...
Hot diggity dog: Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to meet in eating contest
On Tuesday, competitive eater Joey Chestnut was a champion without a competition.,That all changed Wednesday when Netflix announced it will live stream a winner-take-all hot dog eating contest between Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, who was the dominant force in competitive eating before Chestnut, on...
Netflix, NFL unwrap football for Christmas through 2026
Treading further into territory once reserved for NBA broadcasts, the NFL plans to continue airing games on Christmas Day beyond the 2024 doubleheader on Netflix announced on Wednesday. ,NFL Vice President of Media Hans Schroeder said Thursday the league already has outlined plans for Christmas game...
Netflix to broadcast NFL's Christmas Day games
As the streaming service pointed out with Wednesday's announcement, you can't spell Netflix without NFL.,Netflix has landed a three-year deal to serve as the exclusive host for two Dec. 25 games in 2024 and at least one game on the holiday in both 2025 and 2026.,"There are no live annual events, spo...
Mike Tyson clip from Jake Paul hype package is 4 years old
Yesterday, Jake Paul and former Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson announced that they would be fighting in July at AT&T Stadium and streaming live on Netflix. ...
Mike Tyson returning to boxing to fight loudmouth Jake Paul
A soon-to-be 58-year-old Mike Tyson is returning to the ring to fight none other than loudmouth influencer turned boxer Jake Paul. ...
Johnny Manziel reveals he lost 40 lbs on 'strict diet' of cocaine
Johnny Manziel’s rise and fall from stardom continues to add new wrinkles. ...
5 increasingly unhinged solutions to the NBA All-Star Game
As the NBA has observed its golden era of efficiency proliferate from more streamlined offenses to load management run amok, elements of the league have fallen by the wayside. Marquee hoopers play fewer minutes, fewer games and now they barely expend energy or cross halfcourt during All-Star Weekend...