The Oscars will be streamed live on YouTube from 2029 after being broadcast on the ABC network for decades.It means the annual film awards will be available to the video-sharing platform's two billion users for free around the world in four years. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the deal with Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday, saying the streaming giant will have the exclusive global rights to the Hollywood awards from 2029 to 2033.YouTube will effectively be the home to all things ...

Hollywood may be embattled. But it's still capable of putting out a compelling narrative: On Wednesday morning, news broke that Netflix has won (for now) the right to buy Warner Bros. studio and HBO. A few hours later, news broke that YouTube is going to be the new host of the Oscars.Even the dullest of us can understand this storyline: In a single day, three of old media's most treasured assets have been acquired by digital usurpers — internet services that used to be dismissed by media giants, and are no ...

The Academy Awards will move to YouTube in 2029, the Academy said Wednesday. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)YouTube signed a multi-year deal to exclusively air the Academy Awards beginning with the 101st ceremony in 2029, ending a 50-year streak of the Oscars airing on ABC.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its partnership with YouTube will run from 2029 to 2033, during which period the Oscars will stream live for free on YouTube and YouTube TV.The partnership also includ ...