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YouTube will stream the Oscars exclusively beginning in 2029 following the Academy’s announcement that the ceremony will leave ABC after the centennial telecast.The multiyear deal through 2033 gives YouTube global streaming rights for the live telecast and consolidates Academy programming on an Oscars YouTube channel while financial terms remain undisclosed.Bill Kramer, Lynette Howell Taylor and Neal Mohan said the partnership will expand access worldwide, Google Arts & Culture will help digitize artifacts, and ABC will televise the show through the 2028 centennial.
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