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• YouTube joins Peacock with official live coverage of Eurovision in the U.S.

  YouTube is joining Peacock as an official streaming distributor of the Eurovision Song Contest, which will return in May 2026.

  
• YouTube is actually giving viewers fewer ads on livestreams

  That might come as a shock, considering YouTube has spent the past couple of years pushing more, longer ads--especially on TV screens. YouTube also just bumped up the price of Premium, its monthly subscription service where the biggest perk is no ads on videos. (The cheaper version of Premium got a bump, too, bringing it to $8.99/month.)

  
• Jacksepticeye is making a Bloodborne movie

  "I can't believe I get to say the words that are gonna come out of my mouth," he told viewers in an April 14 upload. "I get to produce an R-rated Bloodborne animated feature film."

  

• Roblox’s new Plus program will pay creators for signups–and eat the cost of item discounts so their earnings don’t go down
• College is a great place to be a creator, so Gen Z is chasing scholarships on TikTok
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