Restream launches Studio tool and raises $50 million
Restream raised $50 million in a series A funding round, and the company is also launching its Studio tool for its growing audience.Read More
View ArticleStreamElements reveals Creator Diversity Fund recipients
StreamElements announced 20 participants in its Creator Diversity Fund, which aims to amplify content creators from marginalized groups.Read More
View ArticleAnne Munition interview — Why diversity matters in gaming and streaming
Anne Munition has been streaming on Twitch for about 6.5 years now and has amassed around 698,000 followers.Read More
View ArticleNewzoo: Game livestreaming should grow 10% to 728.8M viewers this year
Game livestreaming will grow 10% in 2021 to 728.8 million viewers, according to a report by game and esports data firm Newzoo.Read More
View ArticleHow Creative Solutions will use Lightstream to help turn livestreaming into a...
Creative Solutions, a division the Vitec Group, acquired Lightstream for $35.9 million yesterday in a move into game livestreaming.Read More
View ArticleCritical Role’s next show is Exandria Unlimited
Critical Role's next show is Exandria Unlimited, which launches at 7 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, June 24, starring new and veteran players.Read More
View ArticleFacebook Gaming expands streamers’ access to licensed music
Facebook Gaming expands streamers' access to licensed music, giving creators more freedom to play music while livestreaming games.Read More
View ArticleA Day Off Twitch gave the platform its lowest viewer hours of 2021
With statistics from the analytics team at Gamesight, we can see the impact that the A Day Off Twitch protest had on the platform.Read More
View ArticleIntel’s 8K HDR Internet livestreams: The future of OTT sports, entertainment,...
A groundbreaking 19 days of live streaming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games showed 8K HDR is ready to be what's next.Read More
View ArticleWhat the metaverse means for brand experiences
The metaverse is a fully immersive environment in which users leverage VR, livestreaming, and other tech to navigate a digital world.Read More
View ArticleLiv raises $8.5M to enable easy streaming for AR and VR creators
Liv has raised $8.5 million for its platform that enables AR and VR content creators to record and livestream themselves for spectators.Read More
View ArticleLoupedeck announces the new Loupedeck Live S streaming controller
Loupedeck is launching a new IndieGogo campaign for its brand new auxiliary input device, the Loupedeck Live S.Read More
View ArticleTwitch’s new Guest Star feature turns livestreams into game shows
Twitch is rolling out its newest feature, called Guest Star, which lets Just Chatting streamers turn their streams into community events.Read More
View ArticleTwitch launches closed beta of its new Charity livestream tool
Twitch announced the closed beta of its latest tool: Twitch Charity. This will make setting up a charity event easier for creators.Read More
View ArticleTwitch rival Kick revives revenue split debate, gambling controversy
Streamer Trainwreck teamed up with Kick, a new livestreaming platform that plans to undercut Twitch's revenue split but has ties to gambling.Read More
View ArticleState of the Stream: Facebook Gaming surges in November
StreamElements has released its November and year end edition of its State of the Stream report with key games livestreaming insights.Read More
View ArticleStreamer DrLupo raised over $13M for St. Jude in 2022
Streamers hit a new charity milestone in 2022 as DrLupo surpasses the $13 million mark for St. Jude during his Build Against Cancer event.Read More
View ArticleEmmett Shear resigns as Twitch CEO after 16 years
Emmett Shear announced he would be stepping down as the CEO of Twitch. Shear co-founded the games livestreaming platform 16 years ago.Read More
View ArticleTwitch lays off over 400 staff amid Amazon downsizing
Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform, has announced it laid off about 400 employees due to macroeconomic headwinds.Read More
View ArticleStreamElements: State of the Stream March 2023
StreamElements' State of the Stream report for March 2023 shows Twitch is relatively flat since February, but shake ups are on the horizon.Read More
View ArticleExclusive: TikTok is turning into gaming’s discovery engine
It's no secret that TikTok is driving culture, but the platform is quietly revolutionizing how gamers discover new titles and creators.Read More
View ArticleAdin Ross accounts for 12% of Kick’s hours watched in April
Kick is growing quickly, but is more top heavy and less games-focused than rival streaming platform Twitch per a StreamElements report.Read More
View ArticleState of the Stream: Twitch viewership up in May
Twitch viewership grew in May per StreamElements' latest report, but it's too early to tell if this is a fluke or a real momentum shift.Read More
View ArticleMore layoffs reported at Twitch just ahead of TwitchCon Vegas
Twitch was reportedly hit with a fresh round of layoffs just weeks before TwitchCon is set to kick off in Las Vegas.Read More
View ArticleNICKMERCS inks 8-figure deal with Twitch rival, Kick.com
Nickmercs is the latest streamer to sign a major deal with Kick, which will elevate his community events and MFAM esports tournaments.Read More
View ArticleNoice raises $21M for multiplayer game and livestreaming platform
Noice has raised $21 million to revolutionize social gaming with a combination of livestreaming and multiplayer gaming in one platform.Read More
View ArticleTwitch issues layoffs to over 500 staff to ‘rightsize’ its workforce
Twitch cut 35% of its staff in a new round of layoffs. Over the last year, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform cut nearly 1,000 jobs.Read More
View ArticleRiot cuts key LEC staff in layoffs, scuttles esports streaming platform
As the dust settles from Riot Games layoffs, the cuts paint a worrying picture for the publisher's esports ambitions.Read More
View ArticleTwitch viewership tops 1.9B in January thanks to esports, Palword |...
Twitch viewership grew 6% to 1.9B hours watched in January 2024. Esports, GTA VI anticipation and Palworld's launch sparked growth.Read More
View ArticleLogitech launches Mevo Core 4K livestreaming camera
Logitech said it is launching its Mevo Core 4K streaming camera as the latest in a series of webcam products.Read More
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