Exclusive global rights to the year’s biggest night in film will move to the video platform for a four year period
The Oscars will be moving from broadcast to online as part of a multi-year new deal with YouTube.
From 2029, the video platform will have exclusive global rights to Hollywood’s biggest night, including the ceremony but also red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content and Governors Ball access. The deal will run until 2033.
“We are thrilled to enter into a multifaceted global partnership with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our year-round Academy programming,” said the Academy CEO, Bill Kramer and Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor in a statement. “The Academy is an international organization, and this partnership will allow us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience possible – which will be beneficial for our Academy members and the film community.”
Recent years have seen the Academy try to diversity its voting body, increasing international voters with 21% now from outside the US.
