🔗 Share this article The Academy Awards Will Leave ABC and Stream on YouTube Beginning in 2029. The Oscars ceremony are set to start streaming exclusively on YouTube in the year 2029, representing the newest substantial change in Hollywood. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement on this week, indicating that it signed a extended contract awarding YouTube the unique international license to the Oscars through 2033. The Oscars, scheduled for March 15th, has aired for five decades on ABC. Beginning in 2029, the show will be viewable in real-time without charge on the digital platform. This is a further substantial restructuring in Hollywood, which is navigating studio sales and mergers, in addition to severe slashes to movie budgets. "The Academy is an global institution, and this collaboration will permit us to broaden reach to the activities of the Academy to the biggest global viewership possible - which will be positive for our film artists and the cinematic world," remarked Academy leadership in a statement. For many years, audience numbers of the awards show have dropped, although there was a small rise in 2025, with a considerable amount of youthful audiences streaming from cell phones and desktops. In a separate statement, the head of YouTube described the Oscars "a key fundamental cultural institutions" and said that teaming up with the Academy would "spark a younger cohort of creativity and movie fans while staying true to the Oscars' illustrious history". ABC, which has aired the ceremony since 1976, stated that it was looking forward "to hosting the event three more times" it will retain rights for. This shift comes as major studios deal with intricate takeover attempts. These potential deals were viewed as concerning for an sector that has experienced severe reductions over the recent period. In common with big production houses, cable networks have faced issues as the public has shifted towards digital platforms as an alternative. The platform securing the license to the Academy Awards clearly signals that dependence on online services will persist increasing.