Zach Bussey

Good Monday! Can you believe it's less than two months until Christmas? I'm sorry! (I'm not.) I already swapped all my emotes to their Christmas version, much to the ire of my community. It's my favorite time of the year, and it&

Good Monday to you! It was an interesting week for the streaming space. While most of the updates were small, a couple are consequential and likely will dictate broader conversations about platforms and creators in the weeks and months ahead. Introspection is essential at all levels and can often lead

What an unusual week for celebrity crossovers in the streaming space! Twitch went down the deep end of Charli XCX's Brat Summer in early Fall. Kai Cenat pulled John Cena on stream to promote McDonald's. Then it was reported that Tim Walz was going to stream

Hello, and welcome to the recap! Let's do a very short intro, mainly because there are so many game keys and industry jobs this week! So, let's get into it. Twitch News * Partner no longer excludes raids from the necessary concurrent viewership (75). * Twitch launched four

Hello, and welcome to the last Monday of the Month! As we go into October, it's important to remember that this is "prime time" to be a creator - especially a live streamer. You have multiple month-long themed holidays to center content around at the same

Hello! If you attended Twitchcon, I hope you had a great time! I'm sure you're feeling a range of emotions right now. There's nothing quite like the post-Twitchcon high (and slight post-con depression) that comes from meeting your community and making new friends, mixed

Hello, and welcome to the Monday Recap! It's an exciting week ahead as we head into Twitchcon, where I expect a few announcements (some of which I made predictions on at the beginning of the year). While I'm not personally attending, I'll be covering

Twitch officially announced its new DJ program on June 6, 2024. The program formalizes a legal agreement between the music industry (Warner, Universal, Sony + Merlin) and Twitch. That agreement, in short, allows DJs to create and monetize their sets live on Twitch without fear of DMCA takedown, as long as

Hello, and happy Monday! It's a busy week, so let's skip the intro and jump right into essential things! (Also, welcome in if this is your first time receiving the newsletter!) Twitchcon San Diego 2024: I continue to update and add to my Events/Party List!