Emmy Awards exit broadcast TV, ink six-year Prime Video streaming deal
First reported 6 Oct, 13:36 UTCUpdated 14h ago6 sources
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AI-generatedThe Television Academy and Amazon have announced a six-year deal to move the Emmy Awards exclusively to Prime Video starting in 2027. This move ends the ceremony's long history on traditional broadcast television.
How the Left framed it
Left-leaning outlets highlighted that the move follows a steady ratings decline and described the shift as being kicked to streaming after a ratings disaster.
How the Center framed it
Center outlets focused on the structural change of the agreement, noting the end of the ceremony's decades-long run on broadcast networks and that it will stream free worldwide on Prime Video.
How the Right framed it
No right-leaning coverage yet.
What everyone reports
- The Emmy Awards are moving to Amazon's Prime Video in 2027.
- The agreement is a six-year deal.
- The move ends the awards show's decades-long run on traditional broadcast television.
Where coverage differs
- Left-leaning outlets specifically emphasized a steady ratings decline as the reason for the move, while center outlets focused more broadly on the transition away from traditional broadcast networks.
Written by AI from the headlines and excerpts of 5 outlets (Google Gemini) on 6 Oct, 20:36 UTC. It can make mistakes — read the original reporting below. How briefings work
Compare the headlines
How outlets on each side framed it
The television industry’s marquee awards show is heading to streaming starting next year.
Amazon and the Television Academy have struck a six-year deal, ending the ceremony's seven-decade run on traditional broadcast networks.
The agreement announced Tuesday means a shift to the streaming services that have come to utterly dominate the prestige categories at the Emmys.
Full coverage
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- Emmy Awards exit broadcast television for Amazon’s Prime Video (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The television industry’s marquee awards show is heading to streaming starting next year.
- Major Award Show Kicked to Streaming After Ratings Disaster (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Mike Blake / REUTERS/Mike Blake The Television Academy has announced its answer to the Emmys’ steady ratings decline. The awards show will stream exclusively on Prime Video in 2027, the Academy announced on Tuesday. It will be the first time in the awards program’s 79-year history that it won’t air on television. The…
- Emmy Awards to move to Prime Video in 2027 (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
Amazon and the Television Academy have struck a six-year deal, ending the ceremony's seven-decade run on traditional broadcast networks.
- Emmy Awards leave broadcast TV for Prime Video in 2027 under six-year deal (opens CNBC in a new tab)
The Emmy Awards will stream exclusively and free on Prime Video worldwide starting in 2027 under a six-year deal.
- Emmy Awards exit broadcast TV, ink six-year Prime Video streaming deal (opens The Hill in a new tab)
The Emmy Awards is going streaming — after more than 75 years on broadcast TV, the ceremony is making the move to Amazon Prime Video. The Television Academy, which holds the annual awards gala, and Prime Video announced Tuesday that they inked a “historic, multiyear deal” that will make the streaming giant the new…
- Emmy Awards moving to Prime Video as TV ceremony shifts to streaming for first time (opens New York Post in a new tab)
The agreement announced Tuesday means a shift to the streaming services that have come to utterly dominate the prestige categories at the Emmys.
