Streaming News for week of Dec 4th 2023
Twitch News:
Last week marked significant changes in Bits pricing across numerous countries globally, and this week brought additional adjustments. Notably, Bits prices increased in Australia, India, and Taiwan, while experiencing drops in Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, and the UK.
Channel moderators now possess the capability to monitor incoming ad breaks and pause them on behalf of the streamer, enhancing moderation functions when this feature is activated.
Excitingly, Twitch Alerts has expanded its support to include third-party services such as Crowd Control, Throne, Streamlabs, and StreamElements, offering a more diverse set of alert options. This enhancement aims to provide a richer streaming experience.
Prepare for a Winter Drops Fest launching from December 7 to 17th on Twitch. Games featured in drops include Avatar, Chess, Cyberpunk 2077, Path of Exile, Party Animals, Pokemon Unite, PUBG, Rust, Sea of Thieves, Teamfight Tactics, Warframe, and World of Warships. Additionally, a new global emote, GoldPLZ, has been introduced for Together for Good week.
In notable departures, Chief Content Officer Laura Lee has left Twitch approximately one year after joining, while hackers claim to possess confidential business data from fintech firm Tipalti, raising potential safety concerns for Twitch creators who use Tipalti for payouts.
Dan Clancy’s interview with the Sydney Morning Herald delves into the flawed premise of AI doomers. However, Twitch’s partnership with Mountain Dew has sparked controversy, with a self-promotion spam bot detecting false positives and causing frustration among creators.
Streaming Industry News:
YouTube’s Like and Subscribe buttons now glow when prompted by the video creator, providing a visual cue for user interaction.
StreamElements introduces Ad Break announcements in chat through their bot, enhancing communication during streams.
LiveSpace introduces gifted subscriptions, adding a new layer of interaction and support within the platform.
Fourthwall encourages audience orders for holiday delivery and launches TikTok Shop integration and membership upselling for creators.
Substack expands its offerings beyond newsletters to include video features like podcasts, flexible paywalls, transcripts, and shareable clips.
TikTok introduces tools to enhance creator engagement, with those uploading long-form content experiencing five times faster growth.
CEOs of Meta, Twitter, TikTok, Snap, and Discord testify on child safety before the US Senate, raising questions about Twitch’s absence from the discussion.
Tumblr discontinues its creator subscriptions due to low usage based on available data.
Spotify adjusts creator royalty payments to address artificial streaming, eligibility concerns, and ‘noise’ content.
ReedPop seeks a buyer for its media properties, including Eurogamer, GamesIndustry, and VG247.
While the StreamElements account proper has not addressed last week’s story, Chase clarifies that seven out of the eight posts referenced are from individuals who haven’t worked at StreamElements since August and denies the claimed investment in Vee.
