Fortnite crushes rivals on Twitch with 74% rise in Q2 viewership
The enormously popular free-to-play battle royale shooter Fortnite crushed its rivals in the second quarter in terms of hours watched on livestreaming platform Twitch....
Twitch Creator Camp has both crash-courses and master classes for streamers
The livestreaming platform Twitch took steps in June to boost discoverability on its site. Now it’s launching Twitch Creator Camp, a series of broadcasts and...
Twitch is down, so let’s go watch cable, I guess
Many people are having troubles watching, broadcasting, or chatting on Twitch, and Amazon’s livestreaming video platform has said that it is working to fix...
Paypal: Game livestreaming explodes, but women are less likely to get paid
Esports and game videos are driving explosive growth in livestreams, according to study by game research firm SuperData Research and payment company PayPal. But...
Sliver.tv launches Tilted Trivia game for Twitch esports fans
Sliver.tv has teamed up with livestreaming service Twitch to launch Tilted Trivia, a mini game that can be embedded in livestreams. It’s kind of...
Twitch launches beta test for new way to monetize extensions
Starting today, Twitch partners and affiliates will be able to install extensions that their viewers can pay to use. These tools include on-stream minigames...
Sony is considering new PSVR livestreaming and mixed reality features
Sony is actively working on powerful new PlayStation VR livestreaming and mixed reality features that might become accessible to users in the future —...
Facebook starts direct PC game streaming and spectator in-game rewards
Facebook continues its challenge to Amazon’s Twitch streaming service today with new features that center on its growing its community of livestreamers. At the...
Maestro unveils Impact Scores to measure engagement and monetization for livestreams
Maestro has unveiled the Impact Score, a brand and agency-focused rating system designed for to measure the engagement and monetization of interactive livestreams. The...
Twitch launches new zero-tolerance policy for hateful content, issues new streamer guidelines
Twitch has revised its guidelines to take a stronger stance against harassment, hate, and sexually suggestive content. In a blog post, Amazon’s livestreaming video...