""We are thrilled to enter into a multifaceted global partnership with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our year-round Academy programming," said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor in a joint statement. "The Academy is an international organization, and this partnership will allow us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience possible - which will be beneficial for our Academy members and the film community.""
""YouTube has won exclusive rights to stream the Oscars starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday. The Google-owned platform outbid other contenders, including the Oscars' longtime home ABC, ending the network's streak of hosting the awards show since 1976 (with the exception of a brief period in the early 1970s). YouTube's first show will be the 101st Oscars in 2029, and its deal will run through 2033.""
YouTube secured exclusive global streaming rights for the Oscars from 2029 through 2033, with the 101st Oscars in 2029 as the first YouTube broadcast. ABC will continue to air the ceremony through 2028. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The ceremony will be available live and free to more than 2 billion viewers globally on YouTube and to YouTube TV subscribers in the United States. The move responds to declining Oscar ratings, which dropped from about 55 million viewers in 1998 to around 20 million in recent years. The partnership includes red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, nominations announcements, interviews, Governors Ball access, film education programs, podcasts, and more.
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