This isn't Netflix's first foray into livestreaming. They tried a livestream last year for a reunion episode of one of their reality TV shows which encountered similar issues [0]. Netflix already has a contract to livestream a football event on Christmas, so it'll be interesting to see if their engineers are able to get anything done in a little over a month.

These failures reflect very poorly on Netflix leadership. But we all know that leadership is never held accountable for their failures. Whoever is responsible for this should at least come forward and put out an apology while owning up to their mistakes.

[0] https://time.com/6272470/love-is-blind-live-reunion-netflix/