US EditionThe Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC
- On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a multi‑year deal giving YouTube exclusive global rights to the Oscars from 2029 through 2033.
- After years of declining broadcast ratings, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences explored alternatives as ABC's decades-long broadcast relationship expires in 2028 and the network urged a shorter show.
- YouTube will stream the Oscars telecast, red‑carpet coverage, and related events live and free to over 2 billion viewers worldwide and YouTube TV subscribers in the U.S.
- Disney ABC will continue to air the annual ceremony domestically through the 100th Oscars in 2028, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it looks forward to the next three telecasts.
- Positioning YouTube as a hub for Academy programming, the partnership will expand global access and digitize components of the Academy Collection with more than 52 million items.
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Oscars to Stream on YouTube in Major Shift for Awards Show
Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced plans to move the Oscars to YouTube. The announcement came through an official social media post. The move represents a major shift for one of entertainment’s most historic award shows. The Oscars have aired on traditional television for decades. Viewership has declined steadily in recent years. Media analysts have pointed to changing viewer habits and cor…
The Oscars will move ceremony broadcast onto YouTube
The Oscars will air on YouTube from 2029, a sign of the shifting nature of broadcasting. The Academy Awards have been on ABC since 1976: Viewing figures have declined since their early-2010s peak, but the event remains the most prestigious of the entertainment-industry calendar. The move is a blow both to ABC’s owner Disney and to legacy broadcasters in general: “This is the day network TV finally, truly, really died,” one Disney executive told …
The glamorous Oscars move from TV channel ABC to the streaming platform YouTube in 2029. A mega deal for more reach and young viewers.
Oscars Trade ABC For YouTube In 2029, Because Fewer People Are Watching Anyway
In a major break with tradition, the Oscars will leave ABC, its broadcast home since 1976, and move to YouTube in 2029 as the Academy tries to court younger and more global audiences. The Wednesday announcement surprised the entertainment industry and marked a turning point in how people consume content and how they will continue to do so. Disney-owned ABC will continue to air the show until its 100th anniversary in 2028, per The Hollywood Repor…
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