The Oscars to stream on YouTube starting in 2029

Key facts

• The Academy Awards will begin streaming exclusively on YouTube in 2029, the latest big change in Hollywood.
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement, saying that it signed a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars until 2033.
• The Oscars, which is planned for 15 March, has aired for a half a century on ABC.
• ABC, which has streamed the awards since 1976, said that it was looking forward 'to the next three telecasts' it will still host.
• Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor said in a statement that the partnership will expand access to the work of the Academy to a worldwide audience.
• YouTube CEO Neal Mohan called the Oscars 'one of our essential cultural institutions' and stated the partnership would inspire a new generation of film lovers.
• Over decades, viewership of the awards show has declined, though there was a slight uptick in 2025, with a significant number of younger viewers tuning in from cell phones and computers.
• Warner Bros Discovery on Wednesday recommended its shareholders reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance for a rival bid from streaming giant Netflix.