Netflix inches additional into livestreaming because it snags the SAG Awards | Engadget

is slowly beginning to make extra waves on this planet of livestreaming, as the corporate has snagged the rights to broadcast the . This yr’s ceremony will happen on February twenty sixth and stream on Netflix’s YouTube channel. Starting subsequent yr, Netflix will livestream the SAG Awards globally by itself platform as a part of a multi-year deal. Until final yr, the ceremony aired on TBS and TNT.

“The SAG Awards are beloved by the creative community and viewers alike, and now even more fans around the world will be able to celebrate these talented actors,” Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s head of worldwide TV, advised Variety in a press release. “As we begin to explore live streaming on Netflix, we look forward to partnering with SAG-AFTRA to elevate and expand this special ceremony as a global live event in 2024 and the years to come.”

The SAG Awards are a key precursor for the Oscars. They supply a glimpse into how Academy Awards voters are leaning, significantly for the appearing classes. TV performances are honored on the occasion too. The Netflix announcement comes on the identical day that this yr’s SAG Awards nominees had been revealed — .

Netflix has solely simply began dipping its toes into livestreaming because it pursues extra methods to have interaction subscribers and herald new ones. In November, the corporate introduced its first livestream occasion for its personal platform. It will broadcast on March 4th.