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• Twitch’s 2024 gaming data shows us why ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ will be such a big deal
• PBS pulled a documentary about a trans speedrunner. So the director put it on Twitch instead.

  Wagner says PBS later reneged on its decision and re-slated the film to air in June, but she wasn't about to let this hiccup stop Break the Game from making its intended April debut.

  
• X isn’t as ad-hungry as it was before Trump’s re-election, so it’s playing nice with Twitch

  X has come to a deal with Twitch that will remove the Amazon-owned hub from among the defendants in an ad collusion lawsuit.

  
• Twitch was making money off subscriptions to permabanned channels. Thanks to streamers getting loud about it, refunds are on the way.

  According to the TOS, a permabanned streamer loses access to monetization tools, and all recurring viewer subscriptions will cease autorenewing at the end of that month. The way it's supposed to work, they'll receive one final payout for revenue generated before their ban, and then will be cut off.

  
• “Twitch for sports” platform raises $22 million so leagues will let its creators stream games
• Twitch is getting backlash for its bans (and unbans). CEO Dan Clancy stepped in to explain why things are “tricky.”
• As an “economic blackout” targets Amazon, Twitch gets caught in the middle
• Is paying for private security just another cost of being a female streamer?
• Twitch wants to build up its middle class by letting more streamers make money
• Twitch streamers are getting “sponsorships from marquee brands” in their dashboards thanks to StreamElements
• Twitch is using its “Battle of the Brands” to demonstrate the potential of its ‘Fortnite’ island
• Twitch is limiting streamers to 100 hours of Highlights. They’re not happy.