YouTube is tossing its hat in the ring to host the Academy Awards, per a report from Bloomberg.

The Academy Awards have been broadcast since 1953. For the past seven decades, they have been broadcast by ABC or NBC. But ...

The Academy Awards will continue to air on ABC through 2028 under the network’s current deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

It is highly unlikely that the Academy Awards will stream on YouTube in 2026 or the immediate future. Firstly, YouTube has just inquired about the streaming rights and has yet to finalize a deal.

Like Netflix, YouTube has been increasingly become interested in hosting major live events such as NFL Sunday Ticket, which ...

A view of 11 Oscars statues lined up next to each other in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images) According to a report by Bloomberg dated August 18, 2025, YouTube is ...

If YouTube succeeds in winning rights, it won’t just be a win for Google — it could signal a new era for live entertainment ...

YouTube, which is interested in expanding to live events, has inquired about becoming the next home of the Academy Awards, ...

Earlier this week, YouTube broke records hosting Travis and Jason Kelce's New Heights podcast featuring Taylor Swift as she ...

Clips from the Governors Awards are often played during the Oscars telecast, and the speeches are routinely made available on the Academy’s YouTube page after the event. But unfortunately, the ...