They were using an ad-laden stream, so I assume they weren't paying for it. Worldcon, which is responsible for putting on the Hugo Awards, is a pretty ad-hoc o

They were using an ad-laden stream, so I assume they weren't paying for it. Worldcon, which is responsible for putting on the Hugo Awards, is a pretty ad-hoc organization really. Each year is a different city, run by different people and a different corporation formed specifically for that year's convention. There's the World Science Fiction Society which is the international organization behind it, but they're unincorporated. In practice, of course, there's a core of people that have a very strong influence over things, but it's not really a traditional business as such.