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• With The Overlap’s acquisition of Mark Goldbridge’s channels, the soccer world bets on YouTube
• iShowSpeed is teaming up with Brian Robbins’ production company to become an anime character

  A project in development at Brian Robbins' Big Shot Pictures will use anime-style animation to craft a story around iShowSpeed.

  
• Moonbug’s UCLA partnership will bring more “child development research” into programs like CoComelon

  CoComelon parent company Moonbug is teaming up with the UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers to incorporate child development research.

  
• Golf creators are teeing off on YouTube. A new network is ready to be their caddy.

  Creators like Grant Horvat, the Bryan brothers, and Bryson DeChambeau are inaugural partners for the Source Golf network.

  
• YouTube is officially a “Preferred Platform” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here’s what that entails.
• Jesser took over a Chicago Bulls game. Is this the first of many “creator nights” in the NBA?
• YouTube’s soccer community is more than fan culture. It’s a “football revolution.”
• As Opening Day of the 2026 MLB season approaches, TikTok is on deck
• An experienced racing team is betting on cycling as YouTube’s next big sports craze
• A “Familee Day” in New Orleans will turn the “Keith Lee effect” into a brand-building tool
• ‘Tis the season for giving, and charitable contributions increasingly flow through creator channels
• From ‘SNL’ to Stapleview: Chloe Troast’s move shows how far internet sketch comedy has come