Overview
- ABC will continue U.S. broadcasts through 2028, including the centennial 100th ceremony, before rights shift to YouTube.
- The pact runs from 2029 to 2033 with the live ceremony streaming free worldwide on YouTube and to YouTube TV subscribers in the United States.
- YouTube becomes the primary hub for Oscar content, including red carpet coverage, the Governors Awards, and nominee announcements.
- Academy leaders Bill Kramer and Lynette Howell Taylor endorsed the partnership as global and multifaceted, while YouTube CEO Neal Mohan lauded the Oscars’ cultural significance.
- Financial terms were not disclosed, and coverage notes the Oscars as the first of the major U.S. entertainment awards to leave broadcast television, with existing international arrangements such as TNT and HBO Max in Brazil remaining for now.