<p>Justin Bieber performed for millions who weren't at Coachella through YouTube's live stream, engaging with fans in real time across seven simultaneous stages. The Nashville Predators have made every game free on a brand new local TV station, no subscription, no cable package. Golf's biggest YouTube creators have stopped competing against each other and launched a unified network selling sponsorship at TV level CPMs. YouTube is now letting creators clone themselves for Shorts. And Netflix Japan just proved that exclusivity can still win in a fragmented world.</p><br><p>Want to read more? Head to the <a href="https://dizplai.com/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dizplai website</a> and check out the show notes. Got a topic or question for Ed &amp; Jo? Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><br><p>Show notes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/coachella" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coachella x YouTube 2026 livestream</a></li><li> <a href="https://www.nhl.com/predators/multimedia/broadcast#:~:text=NASHVILLE%20and%20CINCINNATI%20(April%207,the%202026%E2%80%9327%20NHL%20season." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nashville Predators go free-to-air</a></li><li> <a href="https://www.sportsvideo.org/2026/04/06/source-media-group-launches-source-golf-a-creator-driven-youtube-network-targeting-next-gen-fans/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Source Golf launches backed by Bolt Ventures</a></li><li> <a href="https://www.extremetech.com/internet/youtube-shorts-introduces-ai-generated-avatars-that-mimic-real-creators#:~:text=YouTube%20is%20bringing%20AI%2Dgenerated,capture%20their%20face%20and%20voice." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube AI avatars for Shorts</a></li><li> <a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/2026-world-baseball-classic-most-watched-netflix-japan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix Japan World Baseball Classic case study</a></li><li> <a href="https://substack.com/@joredfern/note/p-193875724?r=1rsuz2&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=notes-share-action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jo's newsletter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>