The annual Academy Awards telecast will move from the ABC broadcast network to stream live on YouTube around the world starting in 2029, organizers said on Wednesday.Walt Disney-owned ABC has televised the Oscars, the film industry’s highest honors, every year since 1976. Ratings for the show, along with all Hollywood awards shows, have declined as audiences moved to streaming platforms.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The 2025 Oscars in March brought in 19.7 million US viewers, a five-year high but far below the show’s biggest audience of 57 million in 1998. This year’s ceremony also streamed live on Hulu.Financial details for the pact with YouTube were not disclosed.ABC made a bid to keep the Oscars but did not want to overpay, according to a source familiar with the matter. The network had found it harder in recent years to turn a profit from the show, the source said.YouTube will provide closed captioning and audio tracks in multiple