00:00After more than half a century, the Oscars will depart ABC and will begin streaming on YouTube.
00:082028 will be the last year that the US TV channel will broadcast the Academy Awards, making it the end of an era.
00:17Several media are calling it a seismic shift, but top representatives of the Academy said the shift of the show to YouTube will make it more accessible to a broader worldwide audience.
00:28They say the move will be beneficial to both Academy members as well as the film community.
00:34The Academy Awards will stream for free worldwide on YouTube.
00:38It will be available with audio tracks in several languages, in addition to closed captioning.
00:44YouTube will not only stream the award show itself, but will also include red carpet coverage, stream the Governor's Awards and the Oscar nominations announcement.
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