The Oscars 2014 are this weekend and ABC will live stream the event through the Watch ABC mobile app and online via its web video service. Viewers will be able to watch as the Hollywood elite wait for the moment of triumph or loss as the winner of each of the categories are revealed. However, the live stream will not be available to everyone and will only allow thos subscribed to a pay-TV provider in eight markets to watch the complete show.
“We’re excited to once again bring viewers backstage and allow them to experience all of the action on Oscar Sunday -- not just what happens on stage, but the stories that play out behind the scenes as well,” Josh Spector, managing director of digital media and marketing for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, said in a statement. Users will have to authenticate they have the following services from: Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent Communications, Verizo FIOS, Google Fiber or AT&T U-verse. Only viewers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Fresno will have access to the feature.
If you do not live in those areas, not all is loss as the app will stream backstage happenings with three channels to choose from from 15 different cameras. The Dolby Theatre will have Hollywood's elite like Lupita Nyong'o, Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts all vying to take home that Academy Award. LatinTimes will have all the coverage for you, so make sure to come back and visit us this Sunday night! Who are you most excited to seeing at the Oscars?
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