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Netflix says 60 million households watched Tyson-Paul match
More than 60 million households around the globe tuned into the much-touted boxing match between retired boxing legend Mike Tyson and social-media star Jack Paul, according to Netflix.
“It was a record-breaking night for Netflix,” peaking at 65 million concurrent streams, Netflix stated Saturday in a news release.
The Friday night fight pitting the 27-year-old Paul against someone more than twice his age finished without any knockdowns and a loss by unanimous decision for the 58-year-old Tyson.
Marred by reports of troubles with the video quality or interruptions during the undercard matches, the issues monitored by the website downdector.com had fallen by the main event, which began about 11 p.m. local time in Texas.
Held at AT&T Stadium, the match purportedly garnered about $40 million for Paul and $20 million for Tyson.
Netflix acknowledged the complaints registered on social media, with X users posting heavily pixelated videos professing to be of the match.
“The boxing-mega event dominated social media, shattered records and even had our buffering systems on the ropes,” the streaming service posted on X Saturday.
The subscription streaming service also said 50 million households watched Katie Taylor defeat Amanda Serrano in what Netflix said marked the most-watched professional women’s sporting event in U.S. history.
Netflix is delving further into sporting events, with the company streaming two National League Football games on Christmas Day. The company on Sunday announced that Beyoncé would be the halftime performer during the second contest between the Houston Texas and the Baltimore Ravens.
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U.S. regulators initiate 2 probes into Ford recalls after fining company for moving too slowly
Just days after announcing a civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly on a recall, the U.S. government unveiled two investigations into recalls that may not have worked or covered enough vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled a probe covering about 113,000 Ford Expeditions from 2019 through 2020. Ford recalled about 78,000 of the SUVs in February because the driver and front passenger seat belts can tighten up and hold people with no crash apparent.
The agency says it has complaints about the problem occurring from three owners whose vehicles were not part of the recall. Investigators will check to see if the recall should be expanded.
A second probes covers about 457,000 Ford Bronco Sport SUVs and Maverick small pickups. In April, Ford recalled certain 2021- 2024 Bronco Sports and 2022 through 2023 Mavericks were recalled because they can suddenly lose power.
There have been five complaints from owners whose vehicles lost power after getting the recall fix, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a document posted Monday. The agency will investigate whether the recall was effective. The power loss has been blamed on degraded 12-volt batteries.
Ford said it’s cooperating in both investigations.
On Thursday NHTSA announced that Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give the agency accurate recall information.
The agency said the civil penalty is the second-largest in its 54-year history. Only the fine Takata paid for faulty air bag inflators was higher.
NHTSA said Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras, and it failed to give the agency complete information, which is required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act.