Oscars 2014: The Limitations of Live Web Streaming

Sunday’s Oscars telecast brought in 43 million viewers. But the outage of ABC’s live streaming video shows the challenges TV networks are up against as they try to please online viewers.
Brad Pitt, left, and Ellen DeGeneres, right, pass out pizza in the audience during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP
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Sunday’s Oscars telecast brought in 43 million viewers. But the outage of ABC’s live streaming video shows the challenges TV networks are up against as they try to please online viewers. Drew FitzGerald joins digits. Photo: AP.