Streamers Go Vertical

Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, has stepped down after founding the platform 16 years ago. Join Pete and special guest Lowco as they dive into what this means for the platform and their thoughts on the new CEO who's taking over.

Links mentioned:

• Streamer Awards results
• Kai Cenat 30-day subathon documentary
• Sacriel and Shroud creating a survival game
• Discord integration with Playstation 5
• Truffle add live stream previews to YouTube
• StreamElements update Activity Feed
• YouTube relax previously announced profanity rules
• Twitch lay off 400 employees
• Twitch homepage shelf ranking
• Raid issues
• Ads Incentive Program changes
• Emmett Shear steps down as Twitch CEO
• Podcast interview with Emmett Shear
• Jake'n'Bake's opinion on Dan Clancy (new CEO) 

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/CCxve9a1SXU

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This week on the Gaming Careers podcast we discussed a variety of news from Twitch and YouTube, such as Kai Cenat's record-breaking achievement, Stream Elements' new charity alerts feature, and Discord's new Super Reactions feature for Nitro subscribers. We also discussed Twitch and YouTube updates, including their new features such as Viewer Milestones, Multi-Language Audio, and the Time To Stream Experiment. Tune in to get the latest updates in the streaming community!

Links mentioned:

• Kai Cenat officially became the most subscribed creator
• StreamElements alerts work with Twitch's charity tool
• The Streamer Awards nominees have been posted
• Discord testing "Super Reactions"
• Discord video sharing on Stage Channels
• Kick.com clip system
• Twitch vertical content from clips
• Twitch viewer milestones
• Best time to stream feature
• Raid channels from mobile
• Twitch Experiments
• Tags update
• Guest star automatic layouts
• YouTube CEO lays out 2023 priorities
• Multiple audio tracks
• Milestone recognition for Shorts
• 1080p Premium
• Managing moderator role

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/HQ-_UqZoDgg

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• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
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On this week's episode, we discuss four of the main platforms - Twitter, YouTube, kick.com, and Twitch. We chat about the changes to Twitter's longer tweets, the impact of YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki stepping down, the potential for kick.com to become a major streaming platform and Twitch's engagement strategies and the channel skins feature.

Links mentioned:

• Twitter long tweets
• Removing SMS 2FA
• Meta "pay-for-checkmark"
• YouTube reply with Shorts
• Susan Wojcicki stepping down
• Streamers moving to Kick
• Kick creator program
• Twitch's inflated view counts
• Hogwarts Legacy breaking viewership records
• Tag channels in your Twitch title
• Twitch channel skins
• TwitchCon 2023

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/YaW4jKr52b8

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• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
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Is vertical content going to be the future for live streamers?

Links mentioned:

• AI-generated Seinfeld episodes on Twitch
• Twitter ad revenue share
• Twitch chat history
• Shorts revenue share
• Interview with YouTube employees
• Aitum Vertical plugin

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/kYMpfcy29nw

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Twitch released a full roadmap of features they plan to launch in 2023!

Links mentioned:

• Ludwig becomes a co-owner of Moist Esports
• Twitter fix "For You" page
• Spanish Streamer Awards hosted by Grefg
• Kick streaming platform partners with Alfa Romeo F1
• Twitch "Live Ads Growth" program
• Twitch Open Letter - Product & Monetization
• Twitch Open Letter - Safety & Community Health

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/_t_TALWlJYQ

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• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
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We discuss the specific games that are seeing HUGE jumps in viewership for streamers, and what you can do to predict the next game that could make you go viral!

Links mentioned:

• Twitch Shoutouts API
• Twitch events signup
• YouTube Shorts Super Thanks
• BetterTTV update
• IFTTT x Streamer.bot integration
• Twitter auto-translating tweets
• State of the stream - December
• The Last of Us viewership
• Upcoming movies/shows based on games

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/HquE1ZQFMSQ

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• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
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Have your ad incentive offers on Twitch been disappointingly low this month? Well, you're not alone!

Links mentioned:

• AI Streamer gets banned
• Deepfakes on Twitch
• League of Legends collaboration viewership
• Twitter "For You" page
• Twitter intentionally blocking 3rd party apps
• StreamElements lays off 20% of its staff
• 100 Thieves lays off 30 staff
• OBS Studio ad websites
• YouTube hours streamed analytic
• YouTube shorts thumbnails on Android
• Twitch chat history feature
• Twitch ad incentive breakdown

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/K5G_6pqnDJg

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This week we cover all of the new streaming tech products announced at CES, updates to YouTube's Partner Program, a new version of OBS Studio, and a whole lot more!

Links mentioned:

• Top Twitch streamers of 2022
• Top YouTube streamers of 2022
• Snap Camera shutting down
• Twitch channel previews linked in chat
• YouTube shorts showing "live" rings
• YouTube Partner Program changes
• Is YouTube restricting mature gaming content?
• OBS Studio 29
• NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution
• NVIDIA Broadcast Eye Contact
• Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra
• Roland Bridge Cast
• Cooler Master Stream Lucid, Lux, and Origins
• Audio Technica StreamSet
• Asus 540Hz Monitor
• Alienware 500Hz Monitor
• Asus 240Hz OLED
• LG OLED Flex

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/YQOIvqTF8FQ

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• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
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We're back! In this episode, we discuss all the latest creator platform updates from the likes of Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Discord, and even Tumblr (yes, they're launching livestreaming in 2023!). Join Pete and Ben for the Gaming Careers Podcast live!

Links mentioned:

• 2023 platform poll
• Twitter making unused handles available
• handle.horse username checker
• Twitter add views metric
• Facebook Gaming app shutdown
• Multiple audio tracks on YouTube
• Processing estimates on YouTube
• Global follower emotes on Twitch
• Twitch Recap 2022
• Highlight raiders chat
• Less intrusive display ads
• Guest Star info page
• Discord Creators
• Discord Halo drops
• Tumblr livestreams
• Tumblr streaming FAQ

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/SlwFjqjbdqo

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• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
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The Gaming Careers Podcast returns for 2023!

Join us live on January 2nd 2023 at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern, and 9 pm GMT over on the Gaming Careers YouTube channel for the live video version of the podcast, or it'll be in your podcasting app of choice a few hours later.

Thanks so much for sticking with us during our extended break, looking forward to seeing what 2023 brings!

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