Free New Year’s Eve Feed From Times Square Available Again

The co-organizers of the famous New York New Year’s Ball Drop — the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment — are once again offering HD satellite/fiber feeds and an embeddable webcast of the celebration from Times Square, as well as content featuring behind-the-scenes preparations leading up to the big night.

The Dec. 31 live feeds are clean and uninterrupted with no bug or logo. They are available free to domestic and international media organizations and will feature exclusive panoramic views from proprietary camera locations with the ambient and natural sounds, as well as showcasing the lighting and raising of the famous New Year’s Ball, hourly countdowns, live musical performances, special guests and the pushing of the Waterford Crystal button that signals the famous Ball Drop at midnight.

Video content will be uploaded mid-afternoon or evening (ET) on the following dates:
Dec. 1 (Wishing Wall), Dec. 20 (Numeral Arrival), Dec. 26 (Numeral Installation atop One Times Square), Dec. 27 (Crystal Installation), Dec. 28 (Good Riddance Day), Dec. 29 (Confetti Test) and Dec. 30 (Ball Test and Balloon Preparation).

The event organizers have also partnered again with Livestream to offer an international webcast of the event. Host Jonathan Bennett, with co-host Jeremy Hassell and street correspondents will provide live, commercial-free coverage leading up to the Ball Drop at midnight. The webcast is available for media outlets, webmasters and bloggers to embed on their own websites and Facebook pages. Additional details (including embedding codes) are available here.

Information for the live, broadcast feed of the New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 and the downloadable pre-New Year’s Eve footage and photography is available here.