Twitch announces subscriber-only streams, enter beta today

Twitch is the leading streaming platform where content creators and viewers come together in new ways. Rewarding viewers is a major part of the experience and today, the company announced "Subscriber Streams." Subscriber Streams are merely attainable to those who pay the subscription cost to the content creator. While this seems like it would dramatically impact viewership, it may get new people to subscribe who were on the contend about it earlier.

In a mail service on the company'southward website, Twitch said the following.

Communities are the heart of Twitch. When streamers and their viewers come up together calendar week later on calendar week to bond over the things they love, they build accurate connections that make Twitch a place like none other. Creators often ask u.s.a. for new and improve means to reward their viewers... The next gadget we're adding to their kit is Subscriber Streams. This characteristic launches in beta today... Subscriber Streams are an exciting new manner for streamers to offer another do good to some of their biggest supporters ... If a viewer subscribes to a channel at any tier, including a Twitch Prime subscription, they'll have access to that creator's Subscriber Streams. If they're not a subscriber and they arrive on a channel that's running a Subscriber Stream, they'll meet a preview of what's going on and, if they'd like, they'll be able to join the party immediately by subscribing.

Many streamers struggle to gain a significant revenue stream, so maybe Subscriber Streams will help with that. We'll just have to expect and run across how this characteristic is used by content creators. At the stop of the day, it's their decision on whether to use information technology or non, and how successful it can be.

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