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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

Streaming giants like YouTube and Netflix are in the running to host the Oscars after ABC’s 2028 contract ends. Could ...

Every good Oscar race needs a dark horse nominee, even the race to own the Oscars itself. YouTube has presented itself as ...

During the 2013 Oscars, host Seth MacFarlane performed an ill-received opening number called "We Saw Your Boobs," in which he named actors who'd done nude scenes. As he sang, the camera occasionally ...