Platform

Twitch Is Betting Community Beats Content. Its New Features Are Designed to Prove It

The Creator Economy has spent a decade debating which metrics matter most. Twitch Chief Product Officer...

Platform

Twitch Rolls Out Dual Format Streaming, 2K Resolution at TwitchCon Rotterdam

Twitch announced a series of platform updates at TwitchCon Rotterdam on May 30, including simultaneous horizontal...

Commentary

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24 Debut Ranks Among Top 5 Sports Streams of 2026

The 2026 ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring attracted 759,480 peak concurrent viewers and ranked fifth among all...

Commentary

VidCon Returns to Anaheim for 15th Annual Event With Twitch, Snap, Spotify Execs, Debut Brand Match Accelerator

VidCon will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on June 25-27, 2026, for its 15th annual...

Platform

Twitch Introduces New Enforcement Measures Targeting Persistent Viewbotting

Twitch is rolling out a new enforcement mechanism designed to penalize streamers who persistently inflate their...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 4, 2026 – YouTube, Twitch, The Podcast Show: A Headline-Packed Month 

May 2026 brings a geographically wide calendar of Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and social media events...

Tech

Sound Alerts: The Streaming Tool That Turned Viewer Chaos Into Streamer Revenue

When Twitch launched its “Extensions” program in 2018, most developers treated it as a minor platform...

Platform

Kick Hits 100M Users but Co-Founder Warns Milestone Masks Deep Platform Flaws

Kick has reached 100 million users, a milestone co-founder Bijan Tehrani marked with measured candor.  “100M...

Commentary

Live Streaming Becomes iGaming’s Fastest-Growing Marketing Channel, Per Report

Live streaming platforms have emerged as a key arena for iGaming brand visibility, with gambling and...

Tech

Loti AI, Underscore Talent Partner to Defend Creator Likeness in the Age of Deepfakes

Deepfakes were once framed as a future problem. Today, they represent an operational risk for agencies...

Platform

Twitch’s Mary Kish on Why Community (Not the Algorithm) Drives Creator Success on the Service

For Mary Kish, Twitch is not simply a live-streaming service. It is a network of interconnected...

Platform

Twitch Introduces Separate Streaming And Chatting Suspensions Under New Enforcement Framework

Twitch is replacing its all-or-nothing suspension system with a targeted enforcement framework that ties restrictions to...

Commentary

Live Streaming Viewership Hits Four-Year High As Kick Surges And Twitch Loses Ground

Stream Hatchet’s 2025 annual report shows over 36 billion hours watched across platforms, with platform fragmentation...

Platform

Twitch Rolls Out Business Manager Access For Analytics, Sponsorship Management

Twitch has introduced a new Business Manager role that allows designated collaborators to access analytics and...

Platform

Universal Music Group Launches Twitch Channel To Expand Artist Livestreaming

Universal Music Group’s °1824 division announced the launch of “Universal Music Live,” a dedicated Twitch livestreaming...

Influencer

AI-Generated Streamer Neuro-sama Becomes Twitch’s Most-Subscribed Channel

AI-generated VTuber Neuro-sama has become Twitch‘s biggest channel, surpassing all human Twitch streamers with over 162,000...

Platform

Twitch Seeks NYC Partnership Specialist For Creator Expansion Initiative

Twitch is accepting applications for a Partnerships Specialist position in New York City, focused on expanding...

Brand

EA Launches ‘Battlefield 6’ Season 1 Twitch Drops With Exclusive Creator Window

Electronic Arts Inc. announced Twitch Drops for “Battlefield 6” Season 1, offering viewers exclusive in-game rewards...

Influencer

The Art Of Being Unapologetic: Nyyxxii On Fame, Cosplay, And Cultivating A Loyal Digital Kingdom

When Courtney Shepherd, known online as “Nyyxxii,” first opened her Twitch dashboard, she didn’t have a...

Strategy

Pro League Network Banks On Creators To Turn Viral Sports Into A Global Media Business

When Bill Yucatonis and Mike Salvaris launched Pro League Network (PLN) in 2022, they were chasing...

Influencer

From Code To Console: How Aldo Geo Built A Streaming Career Fueled By Humor And Heart

Before tens of thousands of viewers tuned in to watch him stream, Aldo Geo (@_aldogeo_) was...

Influencer

From Gaming With Friends To Featured Creator: FANFAN’s Five-Year Journey On Twitch

Fiona Fan started streaming on Twitch with a computer that could barely handle the software and...

Technology

How A Finnish Entrepreneur Built A Cloud Platform For Twitch’s Dual Format Streaming

When Twitch unveiled its Dual Format feature, allowing creators to stream simultaneously in horizontal and vertical...

Commentary

South Africa Moves To Restrict Influencer-Led Gambling Ads

South Africa’s National Gambling Board (NGB) is preparing to introduce new restrictions on influencer-led gambling advertising...

Brand

World Poker Tour, Creator Television Team Up For Creator Poker Championship

World Poker Tour (WPT) and streaming network Creator Television are partnering to produce the inaugural “Creator...