5 major events that crashed streaming apps — including the Oscars

Hulu's Livestream Cut off the Oscars Right Before the Biggest Awards of the Night

The Oscars finally became available on streaming via Hulu, but the livestream cut off just before the biggest awards of the night.

5 major events that crashed streaming apps — including the Oscars

When Netflix (NFLX) debuted its video streaming service in 2007, its main selling point was that viewers could pick and watch what they wanted on demand, whenever they wanted. Nearly two decades later, streaming platforms are increasingly experimenting with live events like sports and award shows. These events, which…Read more...

Hulu couldn't handle it: Streamer goes down during key Oscars moments

(Stock image via Unsplash) A glitch involving a live stream of the Oscars on Sunday kept many users of the video platform Hulu from seeing key moments from the awards ceremony. Around 9 p.m. Eastern Time (6 p.m. Pacific Time), many Hulu subscribers who tried to access a live stream of the Oscars were greeted with an error message, then logged out of the service. The Hulu Support account on X (formerly Twitter) said a few minutes later that it wa…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday night marked the first time that Hulu broadcasted the Oscars live. But his debut at the Academy Awards ended with a chaotic and frustratingly premature note. Hulu's live broadcast was cut at the final moments of the show, with two categories of top awards, best actress and best film, still to be announced by a system schedule issue.Those who saw the awards ceremony in Hulu came across an error code message indicating that …

Hulu’s Oscar Stream Ended Early, Angering Many Users

Many people watching on the streaming service lost their feed right before Best Actress was announced. Continue reading…

Hulu's Oscars Streaming Debut Was An Instant And Embarrassing Failure

After lots of hype about how the Oscars would be broadcast on ABC and Hulu for the first time, Hulu unfortunately crapped the bed in a huge way.