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

So Riegg and Bela Bajaria, another longtime TV executive who joined Netflix around the same time and is now its chief content officer, began making the case around Netflix for why it should invest in the tech required to make live content work.

The streaming giant will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.