🔗 Share this article The Oscars Will Leave Broadcast TV and Broadcast Live on the Video Platform Starting in the Year 2029. The Oscars ceremony will begin streaming exclusively on YouTube in the year 2029, representing the latest significant shift in the film industry. The organization behind the Oscars declared the decision on Wednesday, confirming that it entered into a multi-year deal awarding the streaming service the sole worldwide broadcasting rights to the Oscars through 2033. The Oscars, scheduled for March 15th, has been televised for five decades on the traditional network. Starting in 2029, the ceremony will be viewable in real-time without charge on YouTube. This is another major restructuring in the entertainment world, which is navigating company buyouts and fusions, along with steep production cuts. "Our Academy represents an international organization, and this alliance will enable us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience possible - which will be advantageous for our film artists and the movie industry," said Academy leadership in a release. Throughout a long period, audience numbers of the ceremony have declined, though there was a small rise in 2025, with a significant number of Gen Z and millennial watchers watching from cell phones and desktops. In a related comment, YouTube's CEO called the Oscars "one of our vital pillars of culture" and said that partnering with the Academy would "spark a younger cohort of innovation and movie fans while staying true to the Oscars' celebrated history". The broadcast network, which has streamed the ceremony since the mid-1970s, said that it was excited "to the next three telecasts" it will still host. This shift comes as major studios deal with complex corporate battles. These potential deals were seen as concerning for an sector that has seen drastic cuts over the last few years. In common with major studios, cable networks have struggled as the public has shifted towards streaming services instead. YouTube winning rights to the Oscars further suggests that the dominance of digital platforms will carry on expanding.