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Academy Awards moving to YouTube because streaming is king

Jason Weisberger
Dec 17, 2025
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Hollywood award-season anchor, the Oscars, is making a dramatic exit from broadcast television and moving to YouTube in 2029. This seismic shift ends more than half a century of airing on ABC and embraces the platform where most of the internet already watches everything else in 10 minute segments.

Why the move? “YouTube will help make the Oscars accessi…

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