Hello and welcome to August! I cannot believe how fast the summer months have been flying by! This is likely due to how many things are happening in this space (and how much is coming up!). Last week, I asked if you could complete a simple survey about your feelings

Hello! I have a hectic week ahead, compounded by my expectation of a very busy August for the streaming space overall! Historically, the month before Twitchcon tends to be jam-packed. I'm also starting to put together a list of events and parties around the convention, so if you

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Ibai is on another level. This weekend, Ibai's La Velada Del Ano, the fourth annual creator boxing event, saw him beat his own records set at last year's event. At peak, 3.84 million people were watching the event. It sold out Madrid's Bernabeu

Hello! After the flurry of updates from last week, this week was a nice breather. That said, there were still some interesting stories across the streaming space, including YouTube Live finally doing something (sadly, it's not improving live chat), Kai Cenat continuing to dominate the space, and Hololive

Hello! There were quite a few updates this week, thanks to Twitchcon Rotterdam 2024, which just wrapped up! While the opening ceremony reiterated some older news, it also had some new surprises! Overall, the early reviews are positive from what I'm seeing! A thread on accessibility offers a

Hello! How was your weekend? Were you caught up in all the rumors from tweets about historic suspensions, or did you touch grass and not care/notice at all? I won't get into the details, but it's been part of my weekend. In watching how this

Hello! Two announcements to kick off this week's recap. First, for those who like the newsletter but would love to listen to it instead—you're in luck! Starting today, about 15-20 minutes after this newsletter goes out, I'll go live on YouTube and Twitch

What a busy week for Twitch! The company announced two significant changes to the platform, both controversial and financially driven. First, the more challenging bit of news for creators and communities - tier 1 web sub prices are going up. This follows the footsteps of price increases in Canada, the