CBS All Access crashed just ahead of Super Bowl LV kickoff

Details: Roku and desktop users were the ones experiencing technical difficulties, Variety reports. This issue was shortly resolved by the time the game got underway.

• Users took to social media to complain about the outage. Most were able to access the game shortly after rebooting.
• CBS All Access did not immediately return a request for comment.

The big picture: The incident joins a long list of crucial sports moments streamers have struggled to seamlessly deliver for big games.

• AT&T had to make a pay-per-view golf match between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods free to watch in 2018 following a payments glitch.
• Earlier that year, Amazon had problems live streaming the U.S. Open for U.K. viewers, and YouTube’s TV service crashed during the World Cup semifinals.

• Hulu had some hiccups streaming during the final moments of Super Bowl LII.

Bottom line: These issues present a big challenge for streaming companies looking to upend the cable bundle. Most analysts agree that cable won't completely collapse until sports rights are mostly moved over to streaming.

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