Netflix’s big bet on the NFL and Beyoncé seems to have paid off. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Netflix had a lot on the line with two live NFL games on Christmas Day. It’s not just that the streaming giant paid $150 million to show the games as part of a three-year deal,

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

Once again, Beyoncé achieved what few others could: a malfunction-free Netflix livestream.