“We couldn’t get it going, actually, at our house for some reason,” said Elizabeth Parks, president and chief marketing officer at market research firm Parks Associates.
She was one of many viewers who experienced technical difficulties. On social media, reports abounded of issues with buffering and low resolution.
“We drove over to a friend’s across the street. They were also having problems, but they ended up … throwing it from the phone to TV,” she said.
From the article, "Netflix bets big on Christmas NFL streaming" by Meghan McCarty Carino
“The $120 per month core package might cause some sticker shock among consumers. Compounding it, the fact that the consumer then also must pay a traditional operator for a robust broadband connection...
Parks breaks the numbers down like this: 63 percent of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an “over-the-top” video service like Netflix. Of those, nearly half subscribe to two or more services....
Before news broke Friday that AT&T has stopped bleeding TV customers, Parks Associates analyst Brett Sappington tried to put a finger on what sort of subscriber numbers for the company’s new streaming...
For a few hours on Sunday, Fox is nixing subscription requirements and opening its Fox Sports Go app to anyone who has cut cable from their lives or has a temperamental TV antenna. After the game ends...
