Many viewers had their screens freeze or endlessly buffer, with some crashes reported as well. The 60 million who tuned in were an all-time high for the service. In a note to employees, Netflix Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Stone admitted that there were problems.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s heavyweight clash may have smashed viewer records, but technical issues are worrying many ahead of Netflix’s upcoming push into sports Netflix says 60 million households watched the Paul vs.

The fight attracted a huge amount of media coverage. Tyson is one of the most famous men on the planet, while Paul drew in a younger audience. According to Paul, 120 million viewers watched it live globally on Netflix. The tech firm has said it will reveal further viewing figures on Tuesday.