Twitch residents have been debating over “hot tub streams” and whether they’re allowed on the platform in recent months. Now, the company has made its stance known and added a dedicated category for them. Twitch’s Acceptance of Hot Tub Streams In case you haven’t dug deep into the world of Twitch, a “hot tub stream” involves […]
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Twitch is constantly trying out different advertising techniques. The latest innovation comes in the form of “multiplayer ads”, an interactive video ad which the streamer can trigger when they choose. It’s currently being trialed, before potentially rolling out wider. What Are Multiplayer Ads? Twitch has introduced a new form of advertising that it’s amusingly dubbing […]
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YouTube has added some new features to YouTube Live, all of which are designed to help creators connect with their audiences. The headline feature is the enabling of live automatic captioning, which should help make YouTube Live streams more accessible. Live streaming is growing in popularity, with Twitch (and its new rules), and others all […]
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Twitch is making some changes to its community guidelines. This is a long overdue response to accusations that Twitch is becoming an increasingly toxic community, with newcomers ruining the vibe, and the old guard reacting negatively to this. For the uninitiated, Twitch lets people stream online. The vast majority of Twitch streamers film themselves playing […]
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