Oscars to leave ABC for YouTube
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The Oscars are on the move. YouTube has won the rights to host the Academy Awards starting in 2029. The Google-owned service outbid other offers, including one from longtime ABC, which has been hosting the event since 1976.
The partnership includes the Oscars ceremony as well as worldwide access to "other Academy events and programs."
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Oscars to Transition from ABC to YouTube in 2029, Aiming for 'Largest Worldwide Audience Possible'
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and YouTube announced Dec. 17 that the Oscars will be broadcast globally on YouTube between 2029 and 2033. The Academy said its current domestic broadcast partnership with ABC will run through the 100th Oscars in 2028.