Twitch taps IFTTT to turn lights purple when a channel you follow starts livestreaming
IFTTT launched a new channel today to give its users the ability to automate actions based on activity on livestreaming website Twitch. At launch, 15...
Microsoft rolls out Beam streaming app to select Xbox One owners
You can now stream to more services than just Twitch directly from your Xbox One. Microsoft is releasing an app for its Beam livestreaming...
Twitch viewers watched 292 billion minutes of livestreams in 2016
Amazon’s Twitch livestreaming service had a big year in 2016, and the company celebrated it by creating an interactive retrospective of the year that...
Ex-Sony Online chief John Smedley starts Amazon game studio after Kickstarter failure
John Smedley, the former chief of Sony’s online business, has joined Amazon to create a new game studio in San Diego, Calif. The move...
Twitch introduces communities to discover content and reach audiences
Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch is introducing Communities, a new way to discover content and reach the right audiences on the site. The new directory...
League of Legends superstar Faker breaks Twitch record with his first livestream
Forget about the Super Bowl (as exciting as it was). Twitch announced today that Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, a member of the professional League of Legends...
Magic: The Gathering expands its Twitch presence to 36 Pro Tour and other events in 2017
Wizards of the Coast and Amazon’s livestreaming subsidiary today announced that they’ll work together to broadcast 36 Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour competitions and other organized-play events this year.
Why the three-way dialogue of livestreaming is the gold dust of esports
If you’re not already paying close attention to the esports sector, then you most likely can’t appreciate how this industry is changing the shape...
Microsoft and 343 Industries vet joins Twitch
The streaming site announced today that it has hired Matt McCloskey as its new vice president of commerce. McCloskey previously worked at Microsoft, recently as the chief operating officer 343 Industries, which works on the Halo series.
How Restream.io is freeing live video content from YouTube and Twitch
You have a lot of options when it comes to broadcasting live video to the Internet. Google, Amazon, Facebook, and others want your content in...