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It makes perfect sense since they weren't really interesting to go after (no money ) and now with the potential for a huge acquisition they need to reduce expos
by calbear81 12y ago
It makes perfect sense since they weren't really interesting to go after (no money ) and now with the potential for a huge acquisition they need to reduce exposure to lawsuits from content companies that see a gigantic treasure chest almost ready to pop open.
- pkaye 12y agoIs there any money in twitch except through acquisition?
- morgante 12y agoAdvertising and partnering with big gaming contests can generate real revenue.
- spinlock 12y agoNot really. The networking costs to stream to that many users is huge. Google has the infrastructure to change the cost structure but it only works with that kind of scale.
- forrestthewoods 12y agoTop twitch streamers can pull 6 figures a year. I don't know what the bototm line for twitch looks like though.
- harmegido 12y agoThere's also subscriptions. People will pay $5 to subscribe to a channel for a month, half of which goes to Twitch (other half to the streamer).
- ihuman 12y agoIn addition to just subscribing to 1 channel, people can also subscribe to "Twitch Turbo," with gives all the money to Twitch.
- thekylemontag 12y agogame publishers also have paid twitch for front-page visibility during release hype. I have a feeling they pay quite a bit.
- benihana 12y agoAds, subscriptions and merchandise all come to mind.