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Netflix Puts Live NFL on Christmas Day and the Numbers Come In

Netflix streamed two NFL games on Christmas Day 2024, reported 65 million US viewers across the gameday, and ran into the specific technical problems live sports at scale continues to produce.

Casey Winters·10 Apr·4 min

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WWE Raw Moves to Netflix, and the Live-Sports Streaming Question

WWE Raw began streaming exclusively on Netflix in January 2025 under a ten-year rights deal reported at around five billion dollars. The early numbers are positive. The broader question is what the deal tells us about Netflix's posture on live rights.

Casey Winters·18 Mar·4 min