Topline
Netflix was forced to cancel the broadcast of a live special of its reality show ‘Love is Blind’ on Sunday after a long delay and several technical issues marred the streaming giant’s second major live broadcast event, prompting angry reactions from viewers on social media.
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Key Facts
The Love is Blind: The Live Reunion was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET, but users who logged in to watch the broadcast were greeted with an error message which said “Pardon the interruption. We’re having trouble playing Netflix. Please check your internet and try again.”
Netflix responded to initial reports about the error with a now-deleted tweet saying the broadcast had been delayed by 15 minutes.Almost an hour and a half after the broadcast was scheduled to begin, Netflix canceled the live broadcast and issued an apology to viewers who “stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon.”
The streamer added that the reunion special was now being filmed, and it will be up on Netflix “as soon as humanly possible” for on-demand viewing.
At the time of publishing, the special episode is still not available for viewing on demand.
The Love is Blind reunion special was Netflix’s second live broadcast event following last month’s Chris Rock comedy special Selective Outrage—which aired without any major glitches.
Crucial Quote
Several users took to Twitter to call out Netflix for stumbling in its second attempt at a live broadcast. Video rental service Blockbuster—once a major rival of Netflix—also took a shot at the streamer on Twitter, writing; “Remember renting vhs’ from us. You could start it on time no problem… This is what we get.”
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/04/17/netflix-cancels-love-is-blind-live-special-after-technical-problems-show-will-now-air-on-demand/