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That could be. Why has YouTube not showed up as a Twitch competitor?
by baddox 9y ago
That could be. Why has YouTube not showed up as a Twitch competitor?
- Arcsech 9y agoThey could be, but a) YouTube hasn't been doing much to market its live streaming services to Twitch's audience, and b) Twitch does a way, WAY better job of allowing streamers to make money than YT does. YT has been demonetizing videos at the drop of a hat, much to many creators' frustration, without providing any tools for creators to make alternative revenue, including locking down the ability to link to Patreon unless you already have a very established channel. Compare that to Twich, which has multiple ways to support streamers right in-app and available to even pretty low-viewership streamers.
- baddox 9y agoGood points. I don’t have a good idea of how Twitch streamers make money now, but my impression is that it’s mostly through subscriptions (through Twitch) and donations (not through Twitch). Even back 5 years ago streamers talked about how most of their audience (being tech-savvy) used Adblock, and I suspect that situation hasn’t gotten any better. Is Twitch making most of its money from cuts of subscriptions?
- stock_toaster 9y agoThey take a bit of a cut when people buy “bits” too (twitch local donations).
- ripdog 9y agoYoutube is rolling out a twitch-style subscription payment system to all channels, starting with gaming channels first. I don't know what's taking so long, but it's coming. Also, YT Red viewers still give money to demonetized but still partenered videos.
- jhasse 9y agoYT Red still isn't available in most countrys.