According to The Wall Street Journal, Netflix is planning to livestream a celebrity golf tournament in the fall. This would mark the platform's first-ever livestreamed sports event. The tournament, to be held in Las Vegas, will apparently feature professional golfers from the Netflix docuseries "Full Swing," along with Formula 1 drivers showcased in "Drive to Survive." - Discussions surrounding the tournament are apparently still in early stages, according to WSJ.
- Netflix has largely remained out of negotiations for major sports rights packages, and has focused on its behind-the-scenes sports docuseries instead.
- Netflix's first-ever livestream was a Chris Rock comedy special in March, which went smoothly; an attempt to livestream a "Love is Blind" reunion special in April resulted in extended outages and a re-release the following day.
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