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WWE Uncooked runs into its first streaming issues on Netflix

Chris Welch is a senior reviewer who has worked at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His coverage areas include audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Netflix and WWE nearly made it a whole month streaming Raw without any major technical hiccups, but that streak was broken on

WWE Uncooked runs into its first streaming issues on Netflix

Chris Welch

Chris Welch is a senior reviewer who has labored at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His protection areas embody audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, and many others.), residence theater, smartphones, pictures, and extra.

Netflix and WWE practically made it a complete month streaming Uncooked with none main technical hiccups, however that streak was damaged on Monday night time. All through the February third episode, some viewers had been aggravated by the feed intermittently slicing out to a black display. Audio would additionally drop at any time when these glitches occurred. The issues by no means induced the stay feed to drop totally — this wasn’t something like the messy Jake Paul / Mike Tyson stream — however they had been nonetheless a supply of frustration for followers desperate to see the fallout from Saturday’s Royal Rumble occasion.

WWE Uncooked debuted on Netflix in early January after spending many years as a staple of linear cable TV. The streamer has committed $5 billion over 10 years to safe WWE’s flagship weekly present. Outdoors the US, Netflix is now residence to a good greater WWE content material portfolio that features SmackDown, NXT, and the corporate’s month-to-month premium stay occasions. So if these streams don’t go easily, followers are sure to note.

Monday’s technical points had been most evident throughout the primary occasion, which pitted CM Punk in opposition to Sami Zayn. The Netflix brand remained seen throughout Uncooked’s blackouts, which led to hypothesis that the issues had been coming immediately from WWE’s stay manufacturing feed in Cleveland. They remained current in instant replays of the episode.

The Verge has reached out to WWE for touch upon what induced the temporary interruptions. Netflix raised the price of its month-to-month subscriptions final month, bringing its ad-supported tier as much as $7.99 monthly, the usual ad-free plan to $17.99, and the premium tier to $24.99 monthly.

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