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The Gaming Careers Podcast - A Show for Twitch and YouTube Streamers Pete Wilkins
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Join Pete Wilkins and Benjamin Green every week as they delve into the rapidly expanding world of live streaming. With millions of daily users flocking to platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook, many streamers have managed to build successful full-time careers through their engaging live content. Tune in to discover the latest news from the streaming industry, gain valuable insights on how to grow your own stream, and listen to exclusive interviews with special guests who share the secrets behind their success.
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Twitch CEO Quits After 16 Years! (with @Lowco)
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 resultsKai Cenat 30-day subathon documentarySacriel and Shroud creating a survival gameDiscord integration with Playstation 5Truffle add live stream previews to YouTubeStreamElements update Activity FeedYouTube relax previously announce...
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Twitch & YouTube Finally Reveal 2023 Features
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 Ce...
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Twitch Is Faking Views, Kick Creator Program, YouTube CEO Quits
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 tweetsRemoving SMS 2FAMeta "pay-for-checkmark"YouTube reply with ShortsSusan Wojcicki stepping downStreamers moving to KickKi...
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Streamers Go Vertical
Is vertical content going to be the future for live streamers?Links mentioned:AI-generated Seinfeld episodes on TwitchTwitter ad revenue shareTwitch chat historyShorts revenue shareInterview with YouTube employeesAitum Vertical pluginVideo version of the podcast:https://youtube.com/live/kYMpfcy29nwGet in touch: Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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7 NEW Features Coming to Twitch in 2023!
Twitch released a full roadmap of features they plan to launch in 2023!Links mentioned:Ludwig becomes a co-owner of Moist EsportsTwitter fix "For You" pageSpanish Streamer Awards hosted by GrefgKick streaming platform partners with Alfa Romeo F1Twitch "Live Ads Growth" programTwitch Open Letter - Product & MonetizationTwitch Open Letter - Safety & Community HealthVideo version of the podcast:https://youtube.com/live/_t_TALWlJYQGet in touch: Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGr...
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These Games Are Making Streamers Go VIRAL!
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 APITwitch events signupYouTube Shorts Super ThanksBetterTTV updateIFTTT x Streamer.bot integrationTwitter auto-translating tweetsState of the stream - DecemberThe Last of Us viewershipUpcoming movies/shows based on gamesVideo version of the podcast:https://youtube.com/live/HquE1ZQFMSQGet in touch: Twe...