Netflix could enter the live sports arena in the most bizarre way

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F1 driver Carlos Sainz playing golf

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In 2023,streaming servicesare evolving. This is particularly true in the world of live sports. Traditionally, major broadcasters have held the rights to these events with minimal competition. The advent of streaming could change that, though.

We’ve already seen the massiveMLS Season Passdeal withApple TV. That sees users pay £/$99 per year or less, to gain access to every single minute of live football action from the US league.Amazon Primehave gotten in on the act, too. They have rights to show some Premier League action in the UK, as well as select NFL and MLB games in the USA.

Netflixhave yet to break into this arena, though. They’ve had great success with documentaries about sports –Sunderland ‘Til I Die,Drive to SurviveandFull Swingto name a few. But the bridge to showing live action has never been made.

That could all change though. According to a report in theWall Street Journal,Netflixare in talks to livestream a celebrity golf tournament. The event, which would feature Formula 1 drivers and professional golfers, could be the first live sporting event for the brand.

That combination would make some sense for the brand. Both golfers and drivers are already staples of the Netflix offering, with their respective documentaries. Having the two worlds collide in their first live sports event seems like a particularly easy win.

It won’t be their first live stream, though. In March, a live comedy special with Chris Rock was aired. That went smoothly, though the same couldn’t be said the following month. A live reunion episode of theLove is Blindreality show experienced difficulty, with an outage lasting more than an hour.

That kind of issue is exactly what Netflix will want to eradicate before they go bidding on higher-profile events. It’s bad enough when that happens for a long-awaited reality show – lose an hour of the football and it could be a different story altogether.

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We’ll have to wait and see how this pans out. The event is set to take place this autumn in Las Vegas, so expect more news in the coming weeks if this is going ahead.

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