Twitch

• A boxing stream just set Twitch’s new concurrent viewership record
• Ninja and MrBeast to battle it out at Prime Day gaming event

  On July 9, the two creators—along with “an all-star lineup of gamers, streamers, and their friends,” according to Amazon—will meet at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas.

  
• Twitch reportedly wants a bigger cut of streamers’ revenue. Also, it thinks they should try running more ads.

  Streamers on the whole are not happy.

  
• Amtrak wanted to prove that a rail line had low traffic. So it went live on Twitch.

  Amtrak wanted to prove that a corridor it wants to operate on has low traffic, so it streamed those trains on Twitch.

  
• DrDisRespect settles permaban lawsuit with Twitch, parts ways for good
• Twitch says no more sex, drugs in usernames
• Pokimane, Twitch’s most-followed female streamer, re-ups exclusivity deal
• Twitch Forges Pact With UMG, Continuing To Improve Its Music Industry Cred
• Twitch Star Amouranth, Known For Hot Tub Streams, Acquires Inflatable Pool Toy Company
• Lululemon Hires Twitch’s Chief Content Officer To Oversee Its Interactive Exercise ‘Mirror’
• Forty Arrested In Turkey For Alleged $10 Million Money-Laundering Scheme On Twitch
• Twitch And Facebook Gaming Viewership Rose 45% From 2020 To 2021