The Oscars will move to YouTube from 2029, a symbolic blow to network television after the Academy announced YouTube would become the exclusive global streaming home beginning with the 101st ceremony.The multi‑year, ad‑supported deal runs through 2033 and will make live coverage of the full Oscars experience free worldwide and available to United States YouTube TV subscribers on a dedicated channel, with Google Arts & Culture helping digitize parts of the Academy collection.Industry sources say YouTube won rights with a nine‑figure bid that eclipsed the roughly $100 million ABC now receives, raising concerns among theater operators and broadcasters about release windows, sponsorships, measurement and YouTube's need to build or partner for large live‑event production.