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No more esports on Twitch?

Franky's avatarFrankyCow Paulo@Franky• 06/06/2023

No more esports on Twitch?

Edit: Twitch backtracked.

With the new guidelines that prohibit:

  • On-stream logos are limited to 3% of screen size.

  • Burned-in video Ads are NOT allowed.

  • Burned-in Display Ads are NOT allowed.

  • Burned-in Audio Ads are NOT allowed.

With these guidelines, Twitch is shooting itself in the foot and could accelerate its closure, especially as more and more new competitors to Twitch are emerging.

And it's not just esports; even creators affiliated with organizations like Fnatic will be adversely affected by restrictions on displaying sponsor logos and such.

To be honest, I don't understand this decision.

https://twitter.com/zachbussey/status/1666111039736258561

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Keniwann@Keniwann• 05/10/2023
Loading...We will see that. Twitch is just dumb
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AshRunsAway@ashrunsawayyy• 10/06/2023
Loading...It's just Amazon's greed, we've seen it before, and honestly I very much think we'll be seeing it again in the future.
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owenmelbzOfficial@owenmelbz• 09/06/2023
Loading...Looks like they’ve reversed it now 😂
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FrankyCow Paulo@Franky• 09/06/2023
Loading...@owenmelbz Yes, but they have banned streaming simultaneously on YouTube and Twitch, even when the channel is not a partner, like the LEC and VCT do. So it might be a problem (Well, Riot will probably be able to get an exception, but probably not smaller games or scenes).
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owenmelbzOfficial@owenmelbz• 09/06/2023
Loading...@owenmelbz Ah right, is that a different change to this announcement??
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FrankyCow Paulo@Franky• 09/06/2023
Loading...@owenmelbz @owenmelbz It was in the modifications of the guidelines with the prohibition of some sponsorships, and as far as I know, it is still in effect for now.
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FaravvynPioneer Key Holder@Faravvyn• 09/06/2023
Loading...Always watched on YouTube with discord chat
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RenoNiiChanModerator@RenoNiiChan• 08/06/2023
Loading...In before they change their mind again 🤷‍♂️ Or let big companys break the rules 🤷‍♂️
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FrankyCow Paulo@Franky• 08/06/2023
Loading...@RenoNiiChan All smaller or more niche game tournaments will suffer. Riot will likely have deals, but games like Smash won't be able to survive, especially since Twitch prohibits simultaneous streaming on other platforms even if you don't have a contract with Twitch.
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stans@stans• 06/06/2023
Loading...this is just so dumb 😭😭
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FrankyCow Paulo@Franky• 06/06/2023
Loading...@Efee GREEDDDDDDDDDDDDDD [giphy]He4wudo59enf2[/giphy]
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Efe@Efe• 06/06/2023
Loading...Classic Twitch 💀 killing itself.I cannot understand this unnecessary decisions.
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deleted-caesars-typing-hell@deleted-caesars-typing-hell• 06/06/2023
Loading...Saw this too! YouTube Esports is become a reality very soon! Call of duty signed a deal, and hopefully we will get other esports to get onboard. A one-stop section in YouTube!!!
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FrankyCow Paulo@Franky• 06/06/2023
Loading...@Meyvischh ANDIF People were trashing Blizzard for choosing YouTube instead of Twitch for the OWL and CDL, but in reality they were visionary. Furthermore, since LOL is already being streamed on YouTube, the switch to YouTube-only won't be the most problematic aspect