Twitch Recap, Dr Lupo $1M for Charity, Vtuber Award Winners + TikTok Ban Update

Hello, and welcome to the middle of December! As expected, Twitch did a flurry of small launches to wrap the year up as they head into their usual holiday break. TikTok, meanwhile, lost its emergency appeal to delay the ban and must now work quickly for its last (legal) hope - the Supreme Court. And creators are doing what creators do best! The Vtuber Awards were a huge success; DrLupo and Yogscast raised millions for charitable causes, and Caseoh won the Content Creator of the Year award at The Game Awards. All that, plus a dozen game keys, industry jobs, and more below! So, let's jump right into it!

Platform Updates

🟪 TWITCH

• You can now control clip discoverability on Twitch.
• Clip Search Filters have been released to all creators.
• Twitch Recap 2024 is now available. Bonus: You can access 2023's as well.
• Twitch Recap 2024 came with a chat badge.
• There is now an alt text field for channel panels.
• The "Clip Prompt" experiment, which went live but was retracted, has again been relaunched with less spam and fewer notifications.
• You will now see the Top Clips from your stream on your Stream Summary page.
• The title/tag/username bar is being tested above the content for 66% of users. Why do I get the feeling this is all about increasing the prioritization of Guest Star, aka Stream Together...
• If you hate the above experiment, you can use this browser extension to revert it.
• OpenAI's Sora video AI may have trained on Twitch content.
• The mobile clip editor has been updated to match the new desktop experience.
• Older holiday emotes are once again available to unlock in Hype Trains.
• Twitch now heads into its end-of-year break, meaning far fewer updates.

🟥 YOUTUBE

• YouTube is testing Watch With, which allows creators to do live commentary on live sports content. A reaction-based feature is something I've wanted Twitch to do for years, so I hope this is successful and gets expanded beyond sports.
• Automatic dubbing is being released to more Partners who create information and knowledge-based content.

⬛ TIKTOK

• The US appeals court has rejected TikTok's emergency motion to delay the ban. Therefore, TikTok must quickly request that the Supreme Court hear its case.

🟦 TWITTER X

• You may soon be able to attach files in DMs.

🔲 OTHERS

• Tencent Cloud has partnered with BeLive to enhance live streaming with digital humans.
• LinkedIn shared a guide on how to run successful Live Video events.

Creator Industry News

• Livestreaming training courses are booming in China, but many are learning they are mostly scams.
• While it may be a bit late for holiday merch, it's the right time to start setting up your own membership program for 2025! There's no better place for it than Fourthwall! A 95% split, live gifting, discord roles, discount codes for merch, and more. Sign up now and get a $15 sample credit!*
• Crowd Control has launched Coin Gifting for all users.
• Instagram is launching Trial Reels to test what content performs well with people who don't currently follow you.
• Offbrand, the production company launched by Ludwig, is ending its production arm to focus exclusively on game publishing. Ludwig's video on it answers additional questions. Big events may not be economically viable in the American live-streaming space. Most viewers seem to prefer just interacting with their streamer. PS. Hire these people!
• StreamElements has launched a beta of their multistreaming tool.
• Threads is launching its version of Bluesky starter packs based on popular topics.

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