🔗 Share this article The Academy Awards Are Exiting Broadcast TV and Broadcast Live on YouTube Beginning in the Year 2029. The Oscars ceremony are set to start airing only on YouTube in the year 2029, signaling the most recent substantial shift in the film industry. The organization behind the Oscars revealed the news on this week, confirming that it signed a multi-year deal awarding the streaming service 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. Starting in 2029, the show will be viewable in real-time without charge on the digital platform. This is a further major shakeup in the entertainment world, which is navigating company buyouts and fusions, in addition to drastic production cuts. "Our Academy represents an worldwide body, and this alliance will enable us to broaden reach to the activities of the Academy to the most extensive international crowd possible - which will be beneficial for our Academy members and the film community," said Academy leadership in a statement. Throughout a long period, viewership of the televised event have fallen, though there was a slight uptick in 2025, with a notable portion of Gen Z and millennial watchers tuning in from cell phones and computers. In a separate statement, the video platform's chief executive referred to the Oscars "one of our fundamental cultural touchstones" and noted that working with the Academy would "spark a fresh wave of artistic expression and movie fans while remaining faithful to the Oscars' storied history". The broadcast network, which has televised the ceremony since the mid-1970s, stated that it was excited "to hosting the event three more times" it will continue to air. This decision comes as major studios deal with challenging merger discussions. Such proposals were considered concerning for an business that has seen severe reductions over the past several years. Similar to big production houses, cable networks have encountered challenges as the audience has chosen streaming services instead. The platform securing broadcasting rights to the Academy Awards clearly signals that dependence on online services will carry on expanding.