Revision demoparty banned on Twitch mid-stream

Re:Revision demoparty banned on Twitch mid-stream by algorias on Sunday April 04, 2021 @07:21AM (#26688545)

Twitch takes a 30-50% cut of revenue from subs, which is an incredible money printing machine. Ads aren't there to make money for twitch. They're there to annoy users into subscribing.

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Re:Revision demoparty banned on Twitch mid-stream by Judgmentality on Sunday April 04, 2021 @03:47PM (#26692291)

I don't think this is true at all. I think Amazon has realized they can't make twitch profitable just from subs, and are heavily pushing ads in order to try to fundamentally change how they make money with it. I also think Amazon, the entire company, is making a big push towards ads. Amazon is still terrible with ads, but I think this is one of the overarching themes of how the company is shifting focus in the near future.

https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2021/3/14/do-amazon-...

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Re:Revision demoparty banned on Twitch mid-stream by busterarm on Sunday April 04, 2021 @05:12PM (#26692881)

What you're saying is demonstrably true from recent attempts by Amazon to overhaul Twitch's ads platform.

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Re:Revision demoparty banned on Twitch mid-stream by busterarm on Sunday April 04, 2021 @07:25AM (#26688569)

As much as you're right here, you missed the point.

They're still struggling to make a profit.

Turns out their business probably needs both to work.

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