{"id":2197,"date":"2016-08-31T15:38:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T13:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2016-08-31T15:38:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T13:38:55","slug":"abc-signs-expansive-new-agreement-to-broadcast-the-oscars-hollywoods-biggest-entertainment-ceremony-through-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/abc-signs-expansive-new-agreement-to-broadcast-the-oscars-hollywoods-biggest-entertainment-ceremony-through-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Signs Expansive New Agreement To Broadcast The Oscars\u00ae, Hollywood’s Biggest Entertainment Ceremony, Through 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that they have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the Network will remain home to the Oscars\u00ae, Hollywood\u2019s biggest entertainment ceremony of the year, through 2028. The new agreement for the domestic network of the Academy Awards\u00ae adds eight years to the existing contract, which was scheduled to expire in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to continue our storied and successful partnership with ABC in broadcasting the most watched live entertainment event of the year,\u201d said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. \u201cIn 2028, we\u2019ll mark the Oscars 100th anniversary, and ABC is the perfect partner to help us celebrate the magic of movies with our fans. On behalf of the Academy, I thank Jim Gianopulos, our Academy Treasurer and chair of the Board\u2019s Finance Committee, and Disney\/ABC\u2019s Ben Sherwood, for leading these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter hosting the Academy Awards more than 50 times, ABC has become the home for Hollywood’s most prestigious and glamorous night of television. With this new landmark agreement, ABC is proud to showcase the Oscars all the way to their Centennial celebration in 2028,\u201d said Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney\/ABC Television Group. \u201cBroadcast television brings together the biggest audiences with high-quality live events, and ABC has the brightest, boldest lineup in the business,\u201d Sherwood said. \u201cWe look forward to teaming with the Academy to bring Oscar Sunday to even greater creative heights as we spotlight motion picture magic and honor the achievements of the most talented members of the film industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Academy’s partnership with ABC has been one of the most enduring in Hollywood,\u201d said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. \u201cBoth the Academy and ABC set high bars for excellence, and ABC has a proven passion to help us deliver a great show to our global audience. We couldn\u2019t think of a more trusted collaborator to further our mission of inspiring and connecting the world through film.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are elated the Oscars will continue to call ABC home,\u201d said Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. \u201cThe ceremony is an important part of network programming, and we\u2019re looking forward to continuing our partnership with the Academy and delivering a multi-faceted, and multi-platform, ceremony celebrating the world\u2019s biggest stars and honoring excellence in filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Academy\u2019s negotiating team was led by Boone Isaacs, Hudson, Gianopulos, attorneys Chris Tayback and Ken Ziffren, economic advisor John Sandbrook and Academy in-house counsel Scott Miller.<\/p>\n

The Disney\/ABC Television Group\u2019s negotiating team consisted of Sherwood; Dungey; Jana Wingrade, head of Business Operations; Jennifer Mayo, senior vice president, Business Affairs; Grant Michaelson, vice president, Business Affairs; Mark Mazie, chief counsel, Media Networks; and Stewart Harrison, deputy chief counsel.<\/p>\n

The 89th Academy Awards will be held Oscar\u00ae Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre\u00ae at Hollywood & Highland Center\u00ae in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that they have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the Network will remain home to the Oscars\u00ae, Hollywood\u2019s biggest entertainment ceremony of the year, through 2028. The new agreement for the domestic network of the Academy Awards\u00ae adds eight years… Continue reading ABC Signs Expansive New Agreement To Broadcast The Oscars\u00ae, Hollywood’s Biggest Entertainment Ceremony, Through 2028<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}