https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/disney-just-ran-its-first-test-of-live-streaming-in-the-u-s/

Disney+ just ran its first-ever test of live streaming capabilities this morning in the U.S., hinting at future changes to come for its on-demand subscription video service. For the test, the company didn’t try to tackle a massive event, but instead ran a live stream of the 94th Oscar nominations, hosted by actor-comedian Leslie Jordan and actor-producer Tracee Ellis Ross. The event was also live-streamed to Disney-owned Hulu, plus ABC News Live, and the Academy Awards’ various owned platforms, including Oscars.com and others.

This wider distribution also helped to lessen the burden on Disney+ as the test went underway, since not all event viewers were tuned in to one platform to watch.