The Oscars cut ties with ABC after 50 years, find new home on YouTube from 2029
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have decided YouTube will be the new home for the Oscars from 2029.
The Academy Awards (The Oscars) have found a new home on YouTube, moving from ABC in 2029 after exclusively broadcasting on the network for 50 years.
The Oscars have been on ABC since 1976 but the relationship will end in 2028.
According to BBC.com, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it signed a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars until 2033.
“We are thrilled to enter into a multifaceted global partnership with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our year-round Academy programming,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor, in a joint statement.
“The Academy is an international organisation, and this partnership will allow us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience possible — which will be beneficial for our Academy members and the film community,” the statement continues.
“This collaboration will leverage YouTube’s vast reach and infuse the Oscars and other Academy programming with innovative opportunities for engagement while honouring our legacy. We will be able to celebrate cinema, inspire new generations of filmmakers and provide access to our film history on an unprecedented global scale.”
As reported by BBC.com, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan called the Oscars “one of our essential cultural institutions” and said that partnering with the Academy would “inspire a new generation of creativity and film lovers while staying true to the Oscars’ storied legacy”.
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