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China's biggest live-streaming platform DouYu files for $500 million IPO in the US News Apr 23rd, 2019

China's biggest live-streaming platform DouYu files for $500 million IPO in the US

The company is backed by Tencent and is considered China's answer to Twitch

Top 10 streamed games of the week: Fortnite is finally knocked off the top spot News Oct 23rd, 2018

Top 10 streamed games of the week: Fortnite is finally knocked off the top spot

Our weekly chart of the most watched games across Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Mixer and Facebook.

Viral Visionaries: how do marketers calculate the ROI of a livestream? Viral Visionaries Aug 7th, 2018

Viral Visionaries: how do marketers calculate the ROI of a livestream?

We're familiar with branded video content - but how does the results of a livestream vary?

1,000 Dreams Fund awards grants to 50 up-and-coming female streamers News Aug 6th, 2018

1,000 Dreams Fund awards grants to 50 up-and-coming female streamers

A charity livestream back in March helped to raise $45,000 for the BroadcastHER grants

Driver with Uber and Lyft is fired after livestreaming pickups to his Twitch channel News Jul 23rd, 2018

Driver with Uber and Lyft is fired after livestreaming pickups to his Twitch channel

Jason Gargac had been livestreaming his customers without their consent

Twitch's new Giphy extension for streamers lets viewers react with GIFs News Jul 18th, 2018

Twitch's new Giphy extension for streamers lets viewers react with GIFs

Content moderated in effort to ensure offensive GIFS are removed

Fortnite most-watched game in May racking up almost 600m hours of view time News Jul 18th, 2018

Fortnite most-watched game in May racking up almost 600m hours of view time

Viewers watch nearly 700m hours of battle royale content in total

Live Life: A guide to the complicated world of non-games streaming Feature Jul 16th, 2018

Live Life: A guide to the complicated world of non-games streaming

While video games are the go-to for a lot of live streamers, the non-games streaming sector is also booming

Twitch Fortnite streaming star Ninja uses streaming superpowers to save orphanage News May 31st, 2018

Twitch Fortnite streaming star Ninja uses streaming superpowers to save orphanage

We like this lad

Chinese livestreaming platform Huya raises $180m in US IPO News May 15th, 2018

Chinese livestreaming platform Huya raises $180m in US IPO

15 million shares sold at $12 each

Ninja is cleaning up his potty mouth and fans are f***ing furious News May 11th, 2018

Ninja is cleaning up his potty mouth and fans are f***ing furious

“Little kids shouldn’t be running around dropping f-bombs or swearing at all at that age”

Facebook adds new tools to make livestreaming more efficient News May 10th, 2018

Facebook adds new tools to make livestreaming more efficient

The platform has added persistent stream keys, live rewind and crossposting

Twitch streaming blocked in Russia amidst Telegram crackdown News Apr 20th, 2018

Twitch streaming blocked in Russia amidst Telegram crackdown

Attempts to ban app result in other websites and services going offline

Ex-Fullscreen senior director Nina Kammer joins livestreaming platform Mobcrush Job News Apr 19th, 2018

Ex-Fullscreen senior director Nina Kammer joins livestreaming platform Mobcrush

Appointed head of sales

Twitch pulls in 82% of watch time for top 20 streamed games in Q1 2018 News Apr 19th, 2018

Twitch pulls in 82% of watch time for top 20 streamed games in Q1 2018

Twitch and YouTube Gaming generated 2.5 billion viewing hours

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