Oscars shift to YouTube-only streaming starting in 2029
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YouTube will no longer share its music data with Billboard, citing objections to how the publication weights streams when calculating its U.S. music charts. Set to go into effect next month, the change means Billboard 's charts won't be able to take YouTube's music streaming data into account at all.
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The change, which YouTube says will take effect in January, will mean that YouTube withdraws its data from all of Billboard's U.S. and global charts.
Moving the Oscars from ABC to the internet is hugely symbolic. That doesn't mean that a huge audience will follow.
The Oscars, an iconic tentpole of the broadcast TV landscape, are moving to YouTube. What could that mean for sports' biggest events?