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Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles, is confident her Netflix NFL halftime show on Christmas Day won’t run into any technical problems.
“I have no worries,” Knowles told me Wednesday at the Los Angeles premiere of Tyler Perry’s new movie, “The Six Triple Eight.” “God is going to be in control and everything is going to go smooth. No glitches. It’s going to be great.”
She added, “We got some prayer going on. We got some connections.”
Netflix encountered buffering and image issues during the livestream event for Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s match in November. Technical issues also disrupted Netflix’s first major live event, a “Love is Blind” reunion, in April 2023, forcing the program to be taped and aired at a later date.
Beyoncé will perform during the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game live on Netflix on Dec. 25 at NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston. The event will mark the singer’s first live performances of songs from her “Cowboy Carter” album.
Popular on Variety Knowles said preparation for the performance is happening around-the-clock. “I just left 25 meetings today,” she said. “It’s meeting after meeting. What goes into it is unbelievable.”
Tina Knowles attends the premiere of Netflix’s “The Six Triple Eight” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Dec. 3. Getty Images As Variety previously reported, Beyoncé is expected to include special guests who are featured on “Cowboy Carter.” The performance will be produced by Parkwood Entertainment and Jesse Collins Entertainment.
The holiday marks Netflix’s first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. ET; then at 4:30 p.m. ET, the Baltimore Ravens will rival the Houston Texans. The Netflix Christmas Day games will air on broadcast TV in the competing team cities and be available on U.S. mobile devices with NFL+.
