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• Kick creates fund to pay developers who use its API to make third-party tools
• Kick wants viewers to use new rewind feature to make sure they “never miss that moment”

  Kick's new feature allows viewers to rewind an ongoing live stream. There is no analogous product on Twitch.

  
• Despite gains among its rivals, Twitch still accounts for 82% of streaming hours

  Twitch is eating up the lion's share of all streaming hours and watch time, according to data from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet.

  
• Kick takes its name literally with UFC partnership

  The UFC has launched a channel on Kick as part of a partnership between the combat sports brand and the streaming hub.

  
• Have you heard? iShowSpeed gets a play button, Druski gets a movie, and the Costco Guys get buckets.
• Kick courted edgy creators. Now it has to deal with them.
• The Hawk Tuah girl’s fame is lasting longer than 15 minutes. How is she doing it?
• Twitch lost 10% of market share to YouTube and Kick
• Kick star Ice Poseidon seeks creators for $100,000 ‘Hunger Games’ battle royale
• Twitch CEO: Kick made a “complete mistake” by poaching top streamers
• Kick is going wide with its Creator Incentive Program, which lets streamers keep 95% of revenue
• LeBron James’ interest in streaming has led to a bidding war between Twitch and Kick