Understanding OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear’s Twitch roots
Former Twitch CEO and cofounder Emmett Shear has been named the interim CEO of OpenAI following the board ousting Sam Altman on Friday. Shear...
Proof of Play raises $33M for Web3 RPG, ex-Twitch CEO joins board
Proof of Play announced $33 million in seed funding to fuel the growth of its invite-only, on-chain pirate RPG, Pirate Nation. Players build ships,...
Emmett Shear resigns as Twitch CEO after 16 years
Emmett Shear, the CEO and co-founder of Twitch, announced he will be resigning from his role at the games-focused livestreaming platform. Instead, Shear will...
Twitch unveils Squad Stream so four streamers can share one livestream
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear announced at the company’s annual TwitchCon event today that four streamers will be able to share a single stream in...
Twitch doubles down on its community and monetization
As TwitchCon 2018 goes into full swing today, Amazon’s livestreaming division Twitch is out to assert its appreciation for its community by doubling down...
Twitch reveals official channel raids and new ways to make money
The annual TwitchCon fan event for livestreamers and their fans is happening right now in Long Beach, California,, and Amazon’s video platform told its...
Twitch CEO describes values driving the company
Twitch chief executive Emmett Shear has issued a set of values about being inclusive at the livestreaming company. The timing of the document, which...
1.7M Twitch broadcasters have livestreamed 7.5B minutes of gaming content
Twitch is larger than ever. The game-broadcasting behemoth is holding its first ever convention this weekend in San Francisco, and it revealed some of the numbers behind its success. This includes a total of 1.7 million individuals who use the Twitch platform to livestream games.
Twitch to start selling tickets for TwitchCon 2015 event
Twitch's community event will feature a keynote from CEO Emmett Shear.
The rise of Twitch: Amazon, cord-cutting, and why it’s just like Kickstarter
Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear discusses the Amazon acquisition, cord-cutting ... and why Twitch is just like Kickstarter.