{"id":710,"date":"2016-01-01T00:22:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/01\/avoid-the-crowds-and-live-stream-the-times-square-ball-drop-on-new-years-eve-instead\/"},"modified":"2016-01-01T00:22:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:22:43","slug":"avoid-the-crowds-and-live-stream-the-times-square-ball-drop-on-new-years-eve-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/01\/avoid-the-crowds-and-live-stream-the-times-square-ball-drop-on-new-years-eve-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the crowds and live stream the Times Square ball drop on New Year&#039;s Eve instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ap_111796607227-1\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzEyLzMxLzVmL0FQXzExMTc5NjYwLjkxNDE3LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/f80e0322\/c3a\/AP_111796607227-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Avoid+the+crowds+and+live+stream+the+Times+Square+ball+drop+on+New+Year%27s+Eve+instead&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2015%2F12%2F31%2Ftimes-square-live-stream-nye%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2015%2F12%2F31%2Ftimes-square-live-stream-nye%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Starting with the ball lighting and raising at 6 p.m. ET, you can tune into New Year&#8217;s Eve festivities in Times Square without having to weather the cold nor watch commercials.<\/p>\n<p>A commercial-free webcast will stream live online with special performances by Grammy nominee Jessie J and Daya<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/12\/30\/romanians-dress-as-bears-new-year\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Romanian townspeople don bear costumes to ward off evil in the new year<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Watch Live:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is the seventh time the ball drop has been live streamed, with last year&#8217;s webcast netting 1.7 million viewers across 200 countries, according to the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the live stream, you can also watch the celebrations on TV and on the official Times Square Ball app available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/times-square-official-new\/id408688944?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0\">App Store<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=net.timessquareball.app&amp;dm_t=0,0,0,0,0\">Google Play<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/12\/31\/times-square-live-stream-nye\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/times-square\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Times Square<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/new-years-eve\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">New Years Eve<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Entertainment<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/tv\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Tv<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/us\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Us<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/tN15wO0fSNc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting with the ball lighting and raising at 6 p.m. ET, you can tune into New Year&#8217;s Eve festivities in Times Square without having to weather the cold nor watch commercials. 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