In August 2016, AMPAS extended its contract with ABC through 2028: the contract neither contains any notable changes nor gives ABC any further creative control over the telecast.
ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ˈæmpəz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ɪts kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː θɹuː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt: ðə kˈɑːntɹækt nˈiːðɚ kəntˈeɪnz ˌɛni nˈoʊɾəbəl tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz nˈɔːɹ ɡˈɪvz ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ˌɛni fˈɜːðɚ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈɛlᵻkˌæst.