Disney and Hulu Face backs in response to Oscars live stream misalignment

Eric Hernandez March 4, 2025 – 8:09 p.m.

The 2025 Oscars were translated live on Hulu for the first time last Sunday. It was a big deal for the parent company Disney because it expected a massive increase in advertising revenues and the number of spectators, although things were far from that the reports from the stream were faced with numerous delays, malfunctions and freezing.

The stream began with a live report on the red carpet before the ceremony with industry-related interviews and initially looks at the glamorous appearance of the participants. As soon as the prediction ended, the stream took over a new episode of 20/20 Instead of jumping directly into the official ceremony, much to confuse the audience at home. This, together with an error that many were confronted when they tried to catch the PST ceremony at 4 p.m., was according to the error on television screens: “I can't register? We are in! Our team is currently investigating and we hope that things will soon be back in operation. Thanks for your patience! “This caused many delays in one of the most expected parts of the show. The ceremony opened with one Evil Medley, performed by the stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The Medley started with a reproduction of “somewhere over the rainbow” by Grande, a tribute to the source material from 1939 of the source material The wizard of OZ, And ended with a grande, paired with Erivo in the massive duet “Defying Gravity”. It was an opening of the show, but it was difficult for many to get in the mood for the streaming service when he started.

Although most of the ceremony continued to be friction, another malfunction appeared just a few moments before the announcement for the best actress that Mikey Madison went for her title performance in Anora. The program was simply over and brought the immersed spectators more confusion and justified frustration. Since then, Disney has published an explanation of the unprecedented technical difficulties and explained: “Yesterday evening we experienced technical and live streaml problems in Hulu that affected some Oscars viewers. We apologize for the experience. A complete repetition of the event is available on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. “Unnecessary to mention that streaming services still broke out the kinks in terms of live programs, although providers and spectators equally hope that these problems will be solved by the next award season.