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Twitch is expected to lay off another 500 of its employees this month
Read More »Twitch will lay off 500 employees in third wave of job reductions within 12 months
Meta announces support for Facebook Gaming app will end in October
Meta has announced that the dedicated app for Facebook Gaming will no longer be supported after October
Read More »Twitch launches Suspicious User Detection to combat harassment in chat
"Our work will never be finished and we’re continuing to develop more tools to prevent hate, harassment, and ban evasion on Twitch"
Read More »Twitch strikes a deal with the National Music Publishers’ Association to be “more flexible and forgiving” regarding copyrighted music
"We recognize that not all unauthorized uses of music merit the same treatment, and it is our hope that we can, as part of our agreements with music rights holders, take a balanced approach that supports creators on Twitch."
Read More »Twitch streamers stage walkout to protest inaction over hate raids
A group of Twitch streamers will be boycotting the website today in response to hate raids that have been plaguing the service.
Read More »Twitch app installs hit 22m in Q1 2021, up 62% y/y
Installations of Twitch's mobile app hit 22m in the first quarter of 2021, 62% year-over-year from 13.6 million in Q1 2020.
Read More »Facebook Gaming and ‘game show formats’ are the big winners in streaming’s big year
Twitch of course reigns supreme with a record-setting 17bn hours viewed
Read More »Major music organisations pen open letter to Amazon, criticising Twitch for using unlicensed music
Twitch, and its owner Amazon, have received an open letter from major US music organisations, slamming Twitch for its recently-launched Soundtrack tool (via Variety). The letter was signed by multiple major US music organisations, including the RIAA, the Recording Academy, the National Music Publishers Association, the Music Managers Forum, the …
Read More »Twitch partners with Amazon music to bring on-demand listening to live streaming
Amazon Music and Twitch have announced a partnership to incorporate Twitch’s live streaming functionality into the Amazon Music app
Read More »Twitch Prime becomes Prime Gaming – Amazon rebrands monthly subscription service
From today, Amazon is rebranding their monthly gaming subscription service Twitch Prime under a new moniker, Prime Gaming.
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