Hulu breakdown frustrates the Oscar viewers at the beginning of the historical livestream

The first live stream of the Academy Awards was affected by a technical error that frustrated frustrating viewers to register for the beginning of the 97th annual television program.

“Not able to register?” Asked a message above on the screens of many spectators. “We are in! Our team is currently investigating and we hope that things will soon be back in operation. Thanks for your patience! “

The same message was published on social media in Hulus customer support accounts. The company did not immediately respond to Deadline's request for additional comments on the situation.

According to Down Detector, a website that monitors user problems with a number of digital services, the difficulties began when Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande entered the Dolby Theater stage to open the show.

A flood of comments from disabled spectators filled X and many other platforms than the error was completely recognizable. “The way @Hulu tweets the Oscars when his website has crashed, and nobody can see it, may be the best metaphor for Hollywood's current state,” wrote screenwriter and writer Dean Bakopoulos. “Just to work together: Hulu streams a problem with the red carpet without problems instead of going to the Oscars, an episode of one went immediately 20/20And then it fell and made it impossible to see the Oscar ceremony. “

The live stream was the first for the Oscars, but a number of top-class live events recently expanded to streaming, including the SAG Awards of the last month and the Super Bowl. While the average age of the Broadcast -TV -Schauer is persistent gene x and baby boomer, adding streaming is interpreted as a complement to linear for younger spectators.

For Disney, the addition of Hulu gave the company a ammunition with advertisers to the live broadcast on ABC. Disney Advertising announced on Friday that it had sold out the entire existence of the Oscars, with the tariffs with 2024 levels of $ 1.7 to $ 2.3 million stable for a place of $ 30 seconds. The ads on the Hulu were identical to those on the main ABC show.

All live television programs are fighting against the trend to lose the number of spectators for practically everything outside of the NFL football. This applies in particular to award ceremonies and in particular to the Oscars. Although the ratings were in an upswing, the edition that has mostly recognized since 2020 has the most designated edition, the current universe of a possible audience significantly reduces.

Live sports that the Pay TV bundle has not dissolved has shifted to streaming in recent years. Considerable nervousness

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Katie Campione contributed to this report.