YouTube has acquired the global broadcasting rights for the Oscars, including in the US.

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Oscars Shock: YouTube Wins TV Rights To Host Academy Awards Beginning In 2029

YouTube has won the TV rights for the Oscars starting in 2029.

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YouTube will begin broadcasting the Oscars in 2029 with the 101st Academy Awards, and the agreement will continue until 2033.

 

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[Owain Taggart]

That is insane. We now live in a world where even award shows have become exclusives. I feel like a little part of Hollywood has just died.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

One less reason to watch broadcast TV.

 

[Aragorn]

I guess now they don't have to worry about running long. 8 hour Oscars!

 

[oktay]

That is insane. We now live in a world where even award shows have become exclusives. I feel like a little part of Hollywood has just died.

The Game Awards, the biggest awards ceremony in the gaming world, has been broadcast on YouTube since its inception. Of course, you can also watch it on your favorite YouTuber, or on platforms like Facebook, Twitch, and Prime Video. I'm curious how the Oscars will be broadcast, since they'll only be on YouTube. For example, in Turkey, will I be able to understand the entire broadcast by watching it on a Turkish YouTuber who speaks English? Or will I watch it on the Academy's own YouTube channel without any commentator translation? Or will the Academy create YouTube channels in 189 countries and broadcast normal content with subtitles, and have a commentator translating everything the actors say during the awards ceremony?

 

[Gepard]

Feels like an acknowledgment from Hollywood that linear TV is dying. Once sports goes online-only, that'll be it.

(TNG's "The Neutral Zone" claimed television died out in the 2040s, so we may actually be ahead of schedule.)

 

[Owain Taggart]

The Game Awards, the biggest awards ceremony in the gaming world, has been broadcast on YouTube since its inception.

Which of course has been more niche. There was also a precursor to the Game Awards that ran on TBS and previously G4. So, that I can understand, but I feel like the Oscars are one of the most-watched award shows that are usually broadcast all around the world.

Youtube has had live events in the past, but it's also been prone to live-streaming issues for some of the bigger events. Like, I don't know if they're taking into account the massive amount of internet traffic suddenly trying to stream on Youtube.

 

[Nude Colonel Stuart]

Oscars Shock: YouTube Wins TV Rights To Host Academy Awards Beginning In 2029

YouTube has won the TV rights for the Oscars starting in 2029.

deadline.com

YouTube will begin broadcasting the Oscars in 2029 with the 101st Academy Awards, and the agreement will continue until 2033.

Will ABC get shut out at that point?

 

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Will ABC get shut out at that point?

They will continue broadcasting until 2029, after which it will stop.

Which of course has been more niche. There was also a precursor to the Game Awards that ran on TBS and previously G4. So, that I can understand, but I feel like the Oscars are one of the most-watched award shows that are usually broadcast all around the world.

Youtube has had live events in the past, but it's also been prone to live-streaming issues for some of the bigger events. Like, I don't know if they're taking into account the massive amount of internet traffic suddenly trying to stream on Youtube.

My guess is YouTube will crash during the live stream; this decision was made considering post-stream replays and the viewership numbers YouTube will receive over the course of a month.

 

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The Game Awards, the biggest awards ceremony in the gaming world, has been broadcast on YouTube since its inception. Of course, you can also watch it on your favorite YouTuber, or on platforms like Facebook, Twitch, and Prime Video. I'm curious how the Oscars will be broadcast, since they'll only be on YouTube. For example, in Turkey, will I be able to understand the entire broadcast by watching it on a Turkish YouTuber who speaks English? Or will I watch it on the Academy's own YouTube channel without any commentator translation? Or will the Academy create YouTube channels in 189 countries and broadcast normal content with subtitles, and have a commentator translating everything the actors say during the awards ceremony?

I looked at the Academy's YouTube channel, and I don't think it's logical to create a channel for every country or region. On YouTube, for each Academy Awards video or live stream event, automatic subtitles appear as soon as you click on the video, generated by YouTube's AI. The most sensible approach would be for the Academy Awards ceremony to be broadcast on its own YouTube channel, activating the automatic subtitles a few hours after the live stream ends. Also, for countries outside the US to allow YouTubers to live stream the awards ceremony on their own channels in their own languages.

 

[Santa Kang]

If I still watched the Oscars, It would actually be news.

 

[Smear-Gel]

There's a lot of talk about Netflix eating people's lunch and I think not enough is really being talked about YouTube's hand in imposing on other streamers/broadcast networks.

 

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automatic subtitles appear as soon as you click on the video, generated by YouTube's AI.

Although YouTube has already introduced AI-generated dubbing options to many YouTube channels, they will probably make it available on every channel by 2029. This includes the academy's own YouTube channel.

 

[Marc]

That is insane. We now live in a world where even award shows have become exclusives. I feel like a little part of Hollywood has just died.

Or ABC doesn't think the ratings are worth it now and no-one else is particularly interesting in picking it up.

While has been a bit of increase in recent years. the long term trend of the ratings has been downwards.

Big talk was made of the increase in viewers for 2025 to 19mil but 10 years ago it the broadcast was pulling almost double.

Oscars Viewership Over Time: What the Headlines Get Wrong About Ratings Trends

A data-driven look at Oscars viewership and ratings trends over time. Learn why year-to-year changes mislead—and how Process Behavior Charts reveal the real story.

www.leanblog.org

 

[1001001]

I’m not sure why this matters?

 

[Owain Taggart]

Or ABC doesn't think the ratings are worth it now and no-one else is particularly interesting in picking it up.

While has been a bit of increase in recent years. the long term trend of the ratings has been downwards.

Big talk was made of the increase in viewers for 2025 to 19mil but 10 years ago it the broadcast was pulling almost double.

Oscars Viewership Over Time: What the Headlines Get Wrong About Ratings Trends

A data-driven look at Oscars viewership and ratings trends over time. Learn why year-to-year changes mislead—and how Process Behavior Charts reveal the real story.

www.leanblog.org

Yeah, I've thought about the downward trend of it in recent years, but there's a certain chance this decision might dwindle it even further. Youtube is not even what I'd call a streaming service in the traditional sense.