Kamcord finally offers a way for its mobile streams to make money
You can now get paid tips for broadcasting mobile games. Kamcord, the mobile game livestreaming company that operates the Kamcord app for Android and iOS,...
How adblockers drive YouTubers to shill for mobile game makers
The business model of the Internet is changing as more people install tools to block advertisements, and this is forcing content creators into situations where they need to cross the line from neutral commentator to paid spokesperson.
ESL and Twitch extend their successful live esports partnership
Live esports isn’t going anywhere. Twitch, the leading site for livestreaming gameplay video, announced today that it has extended its partnership with the ESL...
Periscope competitor Stre.am expands with pivot to mobile esports
While Twitch and YouTube gobble up live and recorded video for traditional gaming platforms, a battle is heating up on smartphones. Stre.am, a mobile...
Rocket League enters the esports world with Twitch-backed championship series
Game-streaming sight Twitch and developer Psyonix announced today that the game will have its own championship series, giving the soccer/racer hybrid its own competitive league. Registration opens this month for the three-month season with a total prize pool of $75,000.
Fueled by Twitch, Punch Club surpasses $2M in sales and preps The Dark Fist expansion
Punching seems like good business. But if that’s the case, why am I dealing with so many legal fees and official reprimands from GamesBeat’s...
Twitch competitor DingIt rounds up 20M monthly viewers
Twitch shouldn’t be, well, twitching just yet, but another site wants a piece of that streaming pie. DingIt, a global streaming site specializing in...
What Twitch and esports can teach us about building successful media companies
From a 2011 spinoff of Justin.tv to a $1 billion acquisition by Amazon in 2014, Twitch has taken over esports viewing and led the...
TwitchCon 2016 moves to Comic-Con’s home: San Diego
One of gaming’s biggest companies is bringing its biggest fan event to a new city. Twitch, which is behind the the popular livestreaming site,...
Twitch has more than half a million people watching live video at any one time
One of gaming’s biggest video sites is looking at its success during 2015. Twitch revealed its 2015 retrospective today, and the game livestreaming company...