"'Organisers say the deal with YouTube will allow viewers to watch the awards ceremony on an unprecedented global scale'. The annual Academy Awards will be livestreamed on YouTube from 2029, the event's organisers have announced, with the ABC network losing the rights to broadcast the illustrious movie awards ceremony for the first time in more than 50 years."
"This collaboration will leverage YouTube's vast reach and infuse the Oscars and other Academy programming with innovative opportunities for engagement while honoring our legacy, the statement said. We will be able to celebrate cinema, inspire new generations of filmmakers and provide access to our film history on an unprecedented global scale, it added."
"ABC is still set to host the Oscars 2026 and 2027 editions, as well as the 100th anniversary ceremony in 2028. The move to YouTube will begin with the 2029 edition and run through to 2033. The Walt Disney-owned ABC broadcast network has televised the Oscars every year since 1976. Recent years have seen ratings for the ceremony, regarded as the film industry's most prestigious, decline as audiences move to online streaming platforms."
The Academy Awards will be livestreamed on YouTube from 2029 through 2033, ending ABC's more-than-50-year exclusive broadcast. ABC will still televise the 2026 and 2027 ceremonies and the 100th anniversary in 2028. The Academy said the YouTube partnership will expand global reach, offer innovative engagement, celebrate cinema, inspire new filmmakers and provide access to film history. ABC has televised the Oscars annually since 1976, but recent years showed declining ratings as audiences shift to streaming. The 2025 show was simulcast on Hulu and achieved 19.7 million US viewers despite technical streaming issues. No financial terms of the YouTube deal were disclosed.
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