Netflix and WWE almost made it an entire 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 have been aggravated by the feed intermittently reducing out to a black display. Audio would additionally drop every time these glitches occurred. The issues by no means brought about the reside feed to drop solely — this wasn’t something like the messy Jake Paul / Mike Tyson stream — however they have 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 a long time as a staple of linear cable TV. The streamer has dedicated $5 billion over 10 years to safe WWE’s flagship weekly present. Exterior the US, Netflix is now dwelling to a fair greater WWE content material portfolio that features SmackDown, NXT, and the corporate’s month-to-month premium reside occasions. So if these streams don’t go easily, followers are sure to note. Monday’s technical glitches appeared to spike throughout Uncooked’s principal occasion, which pitted CM Punk towards Sami Zayn.
The Verge has reached out to WWE for touch upon what brought about the transient interruptions. Netflix raised the value of its month-to-month subscriptions final month, bringing its ad-supported tier as much as $7.99 per 30 days, the usual ad-free plan to $17.99, and the premium tier to $24.99 per 30 days.