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Report: Twitch is still on top, but Mixer shows remarkable growth [Streamlabs, Newzoo]

The quarterly report from Streamlabs and Newzoo shows a major shake-up, thanks largely to one of the world's most popular streamers ditching Twitch for Microsoft's Mixer platform. While Twitch and Fortnite are still dominant, Mixer is showing a significant rise in the number of hours streamed and unique channels.

Published  1 week ago, by 

Sarah LeBoeuf

• Culture
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Mixer co-founder James Boehm departs Microsoft

Boehm has joined the board of GamerGoo and will shift focus to new investments and ventures.

Published  2 weeks ago, by 

Sam Desatoff

• Culture
• News

Logitech gets serious about streaming with $89M Streamlabs acquisition

Logitech, best known for its high-end gaming peripherals, is moving deeper into the lucrative game-streaming market with its purchase of popular toolkit Streamlabs. The acquisition was the result of an $89 million cash deal, with further stock incentives if Streamlabs meets growth goals.

Published  2 weeks ago, by 

Sarah LeBoeuf

• News

Twitch makes a play to improve discoverability with IGDB acquisition

The Internet Games Database (IGDB) will now be leveraged by Amazon-owned Twitch for its search and discovery features.

Published  4 weeks ago, by 

James Brightman

• Esports
• Culture
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Riot Games and Vivendi veterans launching new broadcast network, VENN, in 2020

With major backing from the likes of Mike Morhaime and Kevin Lin, VENN hopes to shake up the media landscape as the first '24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences.'

Published  4 weeks ago, by 

James Brightman

• Culture
• Feature

GAEMS Guardian is a powerful portable streaming platform with a hefty price tag

GAEMS has come a long way since its E3 2010 debut, and its latest product gives streamers freedom to travel. Our impressions of the company's all-in-one streaming platform.

Published  1 month ago, by 

Mike Futter

• Culture
• Feature
• GameDaily Connect

Tankee CEO on creating the 'Nickelodeon' of influencer content and taking a stand for kids

During an influencer marketing panel at GameDaily Connect USA, Tankee CEO, Gerald Youngblood, provided insight on taking a stand for kid-friendly content and appealing to a generation that's constantly 'on demand'.

Published  1 month ago, by 

Amanda Farough

• Culture
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Mixer rolls out new Streamer Review, Xbox Game Pass programs

Mixer's 'season 2' sees some big changes in streamer validation and chat functionality.

Published  2 months ago, by 

Sam Desatoff

• Esports
• News

Fortnite streamer DrLupo signs multi-year deal with Rogue

The popular streamer and captain of Rogue's Fortnite team has over 7 million followers on Twitch.

Published  2 months ago, by 

James Brightman

• Culture
• News

Twitch links to 'porn account', other Fortnite streamers via Ninja's abandoned channel

After leaving his millions of followers on Twitch for Mixer and a nice paycheck from Microsoft, Ninja claims Twitch is using his brand to promote other Fortnite streamers and some occasional pornography.

Published  2 months ago, by 

Sarah LeBoeuf