The Academy just made the boldest move in its 100-year history, and it’s exactly what cinema needs. For decades, we’ve watched the Oscars contort the broadcast into an increasingly uncomfortable shape,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences struck an exclusive multiyear deal with the Google-owned video streaming platform that starts in 2029.

When I first heard rumblings that YouTube was among the suitors for the Oscar telecast, the first thing I thought was, “Well, that’s a waste of time. It doesn’t stand a chance.” Guess that was wrong.

After 50 years, ABC has lost one of the most prestigious events in the broadcasting year as the Oscars heads to YouTube in 2029 in an industry-shifting deal that runs through 2033.