As GizmodoreportedSunday night , many of the fighting sports fan who paid to see two men beat each other within an inch of their lives struggle to get their $ 100 deserving . Lag , stammer watercourse , or complete inability to get at the Showtime app , The Hollywood Reporternotes , are now the basis for a stratum legal action causa .
Showtime ’s app allegedly assure the massively cockeyed bout would display in 1080p solvent at 60 frames - per - second , but according to lawyer Michael Fuller , the company “ by choice misrepresented the quality and grade of video consumer would see using its app , and wittingly failed to disclose that its system was defective with obedience to the amount of bandwidth available . ” presently the suit only applies to customers in Oregon , and as THR mentions , the complaint itself “ is largely composed of screenshots and tweets . ”
Pay - Per - eyeshot Live Events Inc. has secernate customers to get their refunds from the specific streaming service they used . While Showtime hasagreedto come forth full refund for customers bear on , interchangeable streaming problems were reported with alternate pay off - per - view service UFC ’s Fight Night . UFC has , so far , not issued a statementregarding refunds or been the objective of any cause regarding the Mayweather - McGregor friction match .
Granted , the much - anticipate catch managed to choke several sites with excessive dealings , with both Reddit and Discord experiencing some limited service due — most belike — to those seeking a hijack stream . But given how much hoopla and promotion was poured into this match , Showtime ( and UFC ) had some estimate of what to expect .
It may seem a small issue to take up a lawsuit over , but having also recently been cheated out of $ 100 , the impulse is perceivable :
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[ THR , Variety , USA Today ]
Correction : The fans suing Showtime were not just UFC fan . We ’ve update the headline .
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