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If Netflix can't make live work, can anyone?

2024/11/19
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David Pierce
知名技术记者和播客主持人，专注于社会媒体、智能家居和人工智能等领域的分析和评论。
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Richard Lawler
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Roland Allen
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Shawn from Ohio
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Will Poor
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David Pierce指出，Netflix直播Jake Paul和Mike Tyson的拳击比赛出现了技术故障，这暴露出流媒体平台在处理大型直播体育赛事方面的挑战。Richard Lawler认为，直播内容传输与点播内容传输的技术挑战不同，互联网底层架构并非为直播内容传输而设计，导致现有的解决方案存在局限性。Netflix圣诞节的NFL直播将是对其直播能力的又一次重要测试。Beyoncé将在Netflix直播的NFL比赛中场表演，表明Netflix对体育直播的投入是认真的。

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The discussion revolves around Netflix's challenges with live sports streaming, particularly the recent Tyson vs. Paul fight, and whether Netflix can handle future live events like NFL games.
  • Netflix faced technical issues during the Tyson vs. Paul fight.
  • Live streaming is technically challenging due to the need for low latency.
  • Netflix has upcoming NFL games on Christmas Day, which will be a significant test.

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Richard Lawler joins the show to chat about the Tyson / Paul fight, and more importantly the fact that Netflix didn't seem to be able to keep up. As live sports — and TV in general — move toward streaming, are even the biggest names in tech ready for what's coming? After that, Roland Allen, the author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper, tells us about the history of the notebook, and why we've been writing things down about our lives for centuries. Even in a digital world, Allen argues, you just can't beat the notebook. Finally, a question from the Vergecast Hotline sends producer Will Poor down a TikTok Shop rabbit hole.

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