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Strong showing for Oscar Backstage Pass

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The first push by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to offer a multi-screen viewing experience may not have been perfect, but it proved to be a very solid first effort.

Oscar Backstage Pass offered a strong second screen experience for users that wanted a behind the scenes look at the Academy Awards, taking them into previously roped-off areas like the press room and giving them looks at the backstage happenings of the film industry’s biggest night.

Read more at Daily Variety

App review: Oscar Backstage Pass

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The Oscars are getting high-tech – and going multi-screen.

As Hollywood gears up for its biggest night, the countdown clock is ticking on the official app of the Academy Awards – Oscar Backstage Pass. Build in collaboration with ABC, the ambitious project (which works with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) hopes to serve as a second screen for viewers, giving them access to live camera feeds before, during and after the event.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog