After Sky misplaced the printed rights to the Oscars earlier this yr, ITV has stepped in to broadcast the awards present within the UK.

The Oscars have been left and not using a UK residence earlier this yr, when it was revealed that Sky had misplaced the printed rights. However, the distinguished awards present has been saved, as ITV has inked a brand new multi-year take care of Disney Entertainment to broadcast the ceremony.

It’s been revealed that from subsequent yr the ceremony might be streamed reside from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX. The 2024 Oscars ceremony takes place on tenth March.

The multi-year deal is promising, and the Oscars will hopefully be proven on the community for the foreseeable future. It was broadcast on Sky for a very long time, as the corporate started airing it in 2004. The rights to the printed have been misplaced after annual viewing figures declined considerably. Only 35,000 folks tuned in for final yr’s ceremony.

Darren Nartey, Senior Acquisitions Manager for ITV and ITVX, stated “We are thrilled to have the ability to solely convey the Oscars to movie followers all throughout the UK, furthering and complementing our dedication to movies throughout our community. We have already got a improbable assortment of over 250 characteristic movies accessible on ITVX at anybody time and are wanting ahead to sharing the movie-event of the yr with our viewers.”

The Independent

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