Overview
- The multi‑year agreement gives YouTube exclusive global rights to the 101st through 105th ceremonies, covering 2029–2033.
- The ceremony, red carpet and behind‑the‑scenes coverage will stream free worldwide on YouTube, with U.S. availability on YouTube TV and features such as captions and multilingual audio.
- ABC will continue as the U.S. broadcaster through the 100th Oscars in 2028, concluding a run that began in 1976.
- The deal includes year‑round Academy programming, and Google Arts & Culture will help digitize parts of the Academy Museum and collection.
- Financial terms were not disclosed, and the shift follows years of declining TV ratings, marking the first of the big four U.S. awards shows to fully leave broadcast.