The streaming giant is moving deeper into live programming but faces questions about its ability to host real-time events without a hitch.

Watching football Christmas Day is a longstanding tradition in some U.S. households. Watching the NFL streaming live on Netflix? That's new, and not everyone is thrilled about it. “We couldn’t be more excited to be the first professional sports league ...

Despite hiccups with a boxing match, the ad revenue a live football double bill would bring is one of the reasons it's worth the gamble.

For the NFL, the Netflix move is a play with nothing but upside. Netflix has 282.3 million subscribers in 190 countries. Every one of whom could theoretically watch this game as part of their normal subscription. That’s an enticing proposition for a league that always has its eyes on the next potential conquest.

The streaming giant will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.

CBS will produce both games but Netflix will use announcers from CBS, NBC, Fox, NFL Network and ESPN. Three CBS announcers — Ian Eagle and studio analysts Nate Burleson and J.J. Watt — will call the Chiefs-Steelers game. NBC’s Noah Eagle will call the Ravens-Texans game with Fox’s Greg Olsen.

Beyoncé has decided to play into Netflix’s previous technology issues during a promotional video for her NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer will be performing at the halftime show during the Christmas Day NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium,

If you don’t have Netflix but want to see the Christmas Day matchups, the games will also be carried on local television in each team’s respective markets, as well as on mobile with an NFL+ subscription in the NFL mobile app. The Chiefs will take on the Steelers at 1 p.m. ET followed by the Ravens taking on the Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Beyoncé is ready to touch down. A day out from her NFL halftime performance for Netflix at the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game on Christmas, the decorated musician released a clever teaser trailer.

The streaming service is rolling out a Beyoncé halftime show and extra cameras for its first live NFL games.

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