YouTube It takes some time to transfer living events. For example, on September 5, there will be only an American football game between Kansas -City and Los Angeles Chargers, which will be played in San Paulo, Brazil. But the ambition of the Google platform video will be much more, with Oscar awards as a maximum goal.
As reported BloombergYouTube would go to the Academy of Arts and Sciences to consult with the conditions regarding Buying rights to transfer The delivery ceremony of his well -known award.
At the moment, from Mountain -Eve, they will annoy the earth. It is not known if YouTube has already made an official offer to the Academy to become a new Oscar award home, or if those responsible for the most noticeable Hollywood awards are really interested in this possibility.
In any case, the hypothetical landing of an Oscar on YouTube will not occur over several years. Today the original broadcast of the ceremony is the responsibility of the US network ABCwhich belongs DisneyThe field is this link in force Until 2028 And also includes Hulu streaming platform.
ABC has been for decades as an academy partner to transfer an Oscar award in the United States, and it has not yet been replaced. And this was not due to the lack of other interested parties. Therefore, if Google and YouTube decide to go this path, they undoubtedly know that the desire they haunt is quite difficult to indicate.
YouTube wants to be Oscar awards
Which Bloomberg He does not mention whether youtube responds to the transfer of an Oscar to a global strategy, or, at first, this indicates only the United States. Let’s keep in mind that television conditions of the ceremony are not the same all over the world.
For example, in Latin America, the rights are in the hands of the Warner Bros opening through the TNT signal, and in recent years, broadcasting through the stream gear was added through the HBO Max. However, in countries such as Mexico, Ecuador and Uruguay, they are also offered through other local signals. Meanwhile, in Spain, the Academy Award publication of 2025 was exclusively for Movistar Plus+.
In the United States of the Oscars of 2025, a small rebound was registered at the levels of the audience regarding the release of the previous year. The rating indices showed that only 19.7 million spectators were noticed in this country, which is 1 % more compared to the 2024 publication. For the 2026 ceremony, it has already been confirmed that Conan O’Brien He will repeat as a speaker.
A large point in favor of YouTube in relation to ordinary television networks and other streaming platforms is its coverage. The video has more platforms than 2.5 billion active users per month and more than 120 million active users per day. According to estimates, the service reaches 46 % of people with the Internet connection in the world. In accordance with StatistUntil February this year, their three largest audiences were India (491 million users), the USA (253 million) and Brazil (144 million).
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