🔗 Share this article The Academy Awards Are Exiting Broadcast TV and Broadcast Live on YouTube Beginning in the Year 2029. The Oscars ceremony will commence airing only on YouTube in the year 2029, signaling the latest major shift in Hollywood. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement on this week, stating that it finalized a multi-year deal awarding YouTube the unique international license to the Oscars until 2033. The awards show, scheduled for March 15th, has been broadcast for a half a century on the traditional network. Commencing in 2029, the ceremony will be available in real-time without charge on YouTube. It's another significant upheaval in the entertainment world, which is dealing with corporate acquisitions and consolidations, in addition to severe reductions in filming. "The Academy is an global institution, and this partnership will permit us to expand access to the activities of the Academy to the most extensive international crowd attainable - which will be advantageous for our Academy members and the movie industry," said Academy leadership in a announcement. Over decades, audience numbers of the awards show have fallen, although there was a slight uptick in 2025, with a considerable amount of Gen Z and millennial watchers watching from smartphones and desktops. In a corresponding announcement, YouTube's CEO called the Oscars "one of our vital pillars of culture" and added that partnering with the Academy would "motivate a younger cohort of innovation and movie fans while adhering to the Oscars' illustrious legacy". ABC, which has aired the ceremony since the mid-1970s, said that it was eagerly anticipating "to the upcoming broadcasts" it will continue to air. The move coincides with large entertainment companies face challenging merger discussions. Both options were viewed as unfavourable for an industry that has witnessed drastic cuts over the recent period. Similar to major studios, cable networks have encountered challenges as the audience has shifted towards digital platforms instead. The platform securing broadcasting rights to the Oscars clearly signals that the dominance of streaming sites will continue increasing.