{"id":1299250,"date":"2025-08-24T08:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T02:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1299250"},"modified":"2025-08-24T08:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T02:59:21","slug":"youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The media and entertainment industry is witnessing major shifts as companies double down on streaming, live events, and global expansion strategies. ESPN has lost about 35 million subscribers over the last decade, prompting Chairman Jimmy Pitaro to outline plans to win them back. Paramount has committed $7.7 billion to secure exclusive UFC rights, outbidding Netflix and signalling aggressive investment. Meanwhile, \u201cYellowstone\u201d creator Taylor Sheridan is partnering with billionaire Ross Perot Jr. to launch a film studio in Texas. On the cultural front, Taylor Swift announced a new album on her boyfriend\u2019s podcast, while Paramount has unexpectedly become a meme stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Youtube<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Eyes Oscars as Netflix Dominates Streaming Blockbusters<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest surprises is YouTube\u2019s interest in acquiring broadcast rights to the Oscars. Traditionally<\/a> aired on Disney\u2019s ABC, the Academy Awards are being courted by multiple players including NBCUniversal, Netflix, Amazon, and CBS. YouTube\u2019s bid, following its acquisition of NFL Sunday Ticket and other live events, signals its ambition to transform its image from piracy hub to mainstream live-event destination. While ABC retains broadcast rights until 2028, the bidding war highlights the growing convergence of streaming, live programming, and Hollywood\u2019s most prestigious event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netflix continues to dominate streaming with blockbuster films. Happy Gilmore 2 achieved the biggest opening weekend for a streaming movie with 2.9 billion minutes watched in the U.S., translating to 24 million viewers. Alongside KPop Demon Hunters, now on track to become the most-watched Netflix original, the platform rivalled output from Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal. Despite debates about cultural relevance, Netflix is proving its strength in producing summer hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Korean Content Leads as Paramount Rebuilds and Spotify Expands into Video<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Paramount, new CEO David Ellison is reshaping the company by investing in bold deals while planning cost cuts. Alongside renewing South Park for $1.25 billion and recruiting talent from Netflix, Ellison intends to trim linear TV programming, sell non-core assets, and cut jobs to streamline operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, Spotify struck a deal with publisher Kobalt to introduce premium music videos in the U.S., signalling another push into video. South Korea continues to dominate regional entertainment exports, with 88% of domestic streaming viewership coming from local content, while the U.S. lags at 8%. Across the industry, consolidation, global competition, and digital pivots are defining the future of entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The media industry is undergoing rapid transformation as ESPN battles subscriber losses, Paramount invests $7.7 billion in UFC while restructuring under David Ellison, and YouTube eyes Oscars rights. Netflix dominates streaming with record blockbusters, Spotify expands into music videos, and South Korea leads global content exports, shaping entertainment\u2019s competitive future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The media and entertainment industry is witnessing major shifts as companies double down on streaming, live events, and global expansion strategies. ESPN has lost about 35 million subscribers over the last decade, prompting Chairman Jimmy Pitaro to outline plans to win them back. Paramount has committed $7.7 billion to secure exclusive UFC rights, outbidding Netflix […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":1299285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[246],"tags":[63,8534],"class_list":["post-1299250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-google","tag-oscars-awards"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYoutube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The media and entertainment industry is witnessing major shifts as companies double down on streaming, live events, and global expansion strategies. ESPN has lost about 35 million subscribers over the last decade, prompting Chairman Jimmy Pitaro to outline plans to win them back. Paramount has committed $7.7 billion to secure exclusive UFC rights, outbidding Netflix […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-24T02:58:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-24T02:59:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1396\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"796\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rohit Kulkarni\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rohit Kulkarni\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/\",\"name\":\"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-24T02:58:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-24T02:59:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/4486219a5d31e657b529e6e874cead8b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png\",\"width\":1396,\"height\":796},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/\",\"name\":\"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\",\"description\":\"Trak.in is a popular Indian Business, Technology, Mobile & Startup blog featuring trending News, views and analytical take on Technology, Business, Finance, Telecom, Mobile, startups & Social Media Space\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/4486219a5d31e657b529e6e874cead8b\",\"name\":\"Rohit Kulkarni\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ba60e3a61a3517cad7b5dd6bce76c6e7a4d8b337f4240839e8737c4ab8b1bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ba60e3a61a3517cad7b5dd6bce76c6e7a4d8b337f4240839e8737c4ab8b1bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rohit Kulkarni\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/rohit-kulkarni\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","og_description":"The media and entertainment industry is witnessing major shifts as companies double down on streaming, live events, and global expansion strategies. ESPN has lost about 35 million subscribers over the last decade, prompting Chairman Jimmy Pitaro to outline plans to win them back. Paramount has committed $7.7 billion to secure exclusive UFC rights, outbidding Netflix […]","og_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/","og_site_name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","article_published_time":"2025-08-24T02:58:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-24T02:59:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1396,"height":796,"url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Rohit Kulkarni","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rohit Kulkarni","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/","name":"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png","datePublished":"2025-08-24T02:58:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-24T02:59:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/4486219a5d31e657b529e6e874cead8b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png","width":1396,"height":796},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/youtube-planning-to-acquire-rights-of-oscar-awards\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Youtube Planning To Acquire Rights Of Oscar Awards"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/","name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","description":"Trak.in is a popular Indian Business, Technology, Mobile & Startup blog featuring trending News, views and analytical take on Technology, Business, Finance, Telecom, Mobile, startups & Social Media Space","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/4486219a5d31e657b529e6e874cead8b","name":"Rohit Kulkarni","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ba60e3a61a3517cad7b5dd6bce76c6e7a4d8b337f4240839e8737c4ab8b1bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ba60e3a61a3517cad7b5dd6bce76c6e7a4d8b337f4240839e8737c4ab8b1bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rohit Kulkarni"},"url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/rohit-kulkarni\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-24-at-8.27.54\u202fAM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1299250"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1299287,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299250\/revisions\/1299287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1299285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1299250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1299250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1299250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}