Showtime Sued for Boxing Match Video Streaming Woes

Showtime hurried its streaming service to market without enough networking bandwidth to support the number of subscribers who paid to watch Saturday night's Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match, said Portland, Oregon, resident Zack Bartel in a lawsuit (in Pacer) filed Saturday in U.S. District Court in Portland. The Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act suit, in docket 17-1331, seeks class-action status for everyone who paid $99.99 to stream the fight live on the Showtime PPV app only to be unable to watch the fight due to grainy video, error screens and buffer events. Showtime didn't comment.