Tag: twitch
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Twitch Drops Support for Nintendo Switch App
Twitch said on Tuesday that it will no longer support its app on the Nintendo Switch, which means you’ll no longer be able to view Twitch streams on the video game consoles. Starting November 6, you’ll no longer be able to download the Twitch app on the Nintendo eShop, the company said in a support…
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YouTube and Twitch Plan to Stop Offering Live Streamers Multimillion-Dollar Contracts
Twitch and YouTube are phasing out expensive multimillion-dollar content deals with top live-streaming gamers like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins as the companies move away from their strategy of chasing talent with massive contracts. At the TwitchCon conference in Las Vegas, Twitch Chief Executive Officer Dan Clancy told Bloomberg News that spending seven and eight figures on…
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Twitch is Lowering its Subscription Prices for Most Countries Outside the U.S.
The live streaming platform Twitch is changing its subscription pricing model to reflect local prices. The streamer currently has a tier 1 monthly subscription equal to $4.99 a month globally, but most countries outside of the U.S. will see that price drop, beginning with Mexico and Turkey on May 20, 2021. “Over the next few…
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NBC Partners with Twitch for Live Coverage of the Tokyo Olympics
NBC will partner with Twitch to provide a new way for fans to stream the Summer Olympics. The NBC Olympics Twitch channel will livestream coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics and events leading up to them. The content will be geared toward Twitch viewers with athlete interviews, Olympic-themed competition shows, and more. The NBC Olympics…
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The NFL’s Day After Christmas Game will Stream Exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch
Amazon is cornering the football streaming market for the big NFL game on the day after Christmas. Prime Video and Amazon’s gaming-centered Twitch will be exclusive streamers for the San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals game on Dec. 26. The triple-header also features the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions at 1 PM ET and…
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Amazon Extends NFL Coverage to Post-Season with Rights to a Wild Card Game
Amazon will expand its deal with the NFL to stream a playoff game this season. Sources for The Wall Street Journal said conversations about the coverage took place Wednesday. The deal is for one of the two additional wild card games that have been added to the NFL postseason schedule, airing on January 10. Amazon…
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AMC Launches ‘The Walking Dead Universe’ Channel on Twitch
Today AMC Networks and Twitch announced their partnership to bring a first-of-its kind channel centered around The Walking Dead to the Live Streaming platform. The channel, called “TWD Universe,” will begin streaming Sunday, September 20th with content created exclusively for Twitch. TWD Universe will air a live show from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. every…
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Amazon Music Partners With Twitch to Launch Live Streaming Feature
Today Amazon and Twitch announced their partnership to integrate Twitch’s live, on-demand streaming feature into the Amazon Music app, allowing artists to go live to their fans through the platform. The feature is now available to the 55 million Amazon Music users on both iOS and Android. This launch comes at a time when in-person…
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Amazon Replaces Twitch Prime with ‘Prime Gaming’
Amazon announced today that it has retired the name Twitch Prime and has relaunched the “home for gamers” as Prime Gaming. “Prime members already get the best of TV, movies, and music, and now we’re expanding our entertainment offerings to include the best of gaming,” Prime Gaming GM Larry Plotnick shared in a statement. “We’re…
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Explore New Hobbies with These Fire TV Apps
Summer is nearing a close, but there’s still plenty of time to take advantage of the lazy summer days and develop a new skill or hobby. Chances are, your schedule this summer has been especially tame compared to other years, so why not use that extra time to stay entertained and find some new interests…