🔗 Share this article The Academy Awards Will Leave Broadcast TV and Broadcast Live on the Video Platform Starting in 2029. The Academy Awards are set to start broadcasting solely on YouTube in the year 2029, representing the most recent significant transformation in Hollywood. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the news on this week, stating that it signed a long-term agreement granting the streaming service the unique international license to the Oscars through 2033. The Oscars, set for 15 March, has been broadcast for 50 years on the traditional network. Commencing in 2029, the ceremony will be viewable in real-time without charge on the digital platform. It's a further substantial restructuring in Hollywood, which is navigating company buyouts and fusions, in addition to drastic reductions in filming. "Our Academy represents an global institution, and this partnership will permit us to expand access to the mission of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience attainable - which will be advantageous for our film artists and the film community," remarked the Academy's executives in a announcement. For many years, viewership of the ceremony have dropped, although there was a slight uptick in 2025, with a significant number of Gen Z and millennial watchers tuning in from smartphones and computers. In a separate statement, YouTube's CEO called the Oscars "a key fundamental pillars of culture" and added that partnering with the Academy would "inspire a fresh wave of innovation and movie fans while adhering to the Oscars' illustrious heritage". The broadcast network, which has aired the ceremony since 1976, said that it was excited "to the upcoming broadcasts" it will continue to air. This shift coincides with large entertainment companies confront challenging merger discussions. Such proposals were considered problematic for an sector that has witnessed severe reductions over the recent period. Similar to big production houses, traditional TV channels have struggled as the viewers has chosen streaming services instead. YouTube winning rights to the Academy Awards further suggests that dependence on digital platforms will persist to grow.