Thousands of viewers were unable to watch the Oscars 2025 due to a failure in the Hulu service
Kyiv • UNN
Streaming service Hulu encountered large-scale technical problems during the Oscars broadcast. More than 34 thousand users did not have access to the broadcast for more than an hour and a half.
The Walt Disney Co.'s Hulu streaming service encountered technical problems during the Oscars, which resulted in tens of thousands of customers being unable to watch the ceremony for a long time. This was reported by UNN with reference to Bloomberg.
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Hulu was the first to broadcast the event. Some people reported that they were able to receive the signal more than an hour and a half after the broadcast started.
Internet outage site Downdetector reported that around 7:30 pm, 34,145 people were complaining about the site's outage. Around 8:00 pm, approximately 17,000 people were still reporting problems
A Disney spokesperson noted that the company is “aware that some users are experiencing login issues.
“The team is actively investigating and working to resolve the issue. I hope we will resume operations soon,” the company said.
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