The Academy Awards will no longer air on ABC but may be moving to YouTube. The streaming platform has shown keen interest in hosting live events through its YouTube TV package.
Previously, YouTube aired Taylor Swift’s appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, garnering a record-high number of live viewers.
However, the award show will not move to YouTube anytime soon, at least not before 2029, as the Academy Awards will continue to air on ABC through 2028 under the network’s current deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
If the new deal goes through, YouTube would cover the rights to the ceremony starting in 2029. It will also be a revolutionary move as ABC has been hosting the annual award function for the last two decades.
The current Oscars broadcast deal between the Academy and ABC is valued at over $100 million annually, but negotiations have stalled as the Academy seeks a higher payout, which ABC is reportedly unwilling to match.
With the Academy's exclusive negotiation period with ABC ending without a new agreement, the Academy is now free to explore other networks and platforms, reportedly due to a disagreement over increasing the license fee.
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