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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Will Now Let You Cap Your Own Viewer Count]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch has followed its viewbot crackdown with an optional feature that allows streamers to set a limit on their viewer count if they suspect bots are inflating it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Everything Twitch Just Announced at TwitchCon Rotterdam]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TwitchCon Europe wrapped this weekend with a keynote packed with shipping dates and new features. I've gone through the whole thing and pulled out what actually matters, including one update streamers are already unhappy about.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch's New Earning Tools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch shipped three new monetization features last week. We look at the numbers, why Custom Power-ups fixes the original's biggest problem, and what's still missing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[StreamElements is in Trouble]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[StreamElements, one of the most popular free streaming tools on the planet, is in acquisition talks after reports surfaced that the platform is preparing to shut down. We break down what happened, who might buy it, and what you should do right now.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Will Now Cap Your Viewers If You Viewbot]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch is escalating its viewbot fight with a new punishment that caps a streamer's concurrent viewership. We break down how it works and why IShowSpeed's admission that his "record-breaking" YouTube stream was botted makes this a cross-platform problem.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Is Putting Ads Everywhere]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YouTube's side-by-side livestream ads are rolling out to mobile, "Sponsored" ads are appearing in the Subscriptions feed for the first time, and Q1 ad revenue hit $9.88 billion.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Just Killed Clips (Here's What Replaces Them)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YouTube has removed the ability for viewers to create Clips, replacing it with timestamp sharing and keeping clipping as a creator-only tool. We break down what actually changed, why the real reason might not be what you'd expect, and what matters most going…]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kick Just Hit 100 Million Users. Its Co-Founder Says That's Not Enough]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kick crosses 100 million registered users, but co-founder Bijan Tehrani says the platform still isn't where it needs to be. We look at what's changed, what's been quietly dropped, and whether creators should be paying attention.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Kick</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[MrBeast's 1M-Viewer Livestream Broke YouTube (Literally)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MrBeast gathered 50 of the world's biggest streamers, broke YouTube's chat, hit 1.1 million concurrent viewers, and turned the winner's channel into the most-subscribed on Twitch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Rewrites the TwitchCon Rulebook]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch has announced a set of major changes to how TwitchCon operates, including a new IRL streaming consent system and reservations-only Meet & Greets. We break down what's changing, whether it goes far enough, and what it means for future events.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Pulls the Plug on Combos]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Less than a year after launch, Twitch is shutting down Combos on March 31st. We look at what went wrong, what Twitch says it learned, and what it means for the platform's Bits strategy going forward.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch's Gift 'Em All, YouTube's 4K Thumbnails, Kick's Clip Commands]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch is testing a one-click option to gift subs to your entire live audience, YouTube's thumbnail limit increase reveals where the platform is really heading, and Kick adds a surprisingly frictionless clipping system to chat.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Finally Makes Mobile Streaming Usable]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch has quietly shipped a set of mobile streaming updates that address some of the platform's longest-standing pain points: a resizable chat overlay, picture-in-picture multitasking, and native disconnect protection.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Streaming's Worst-Kept Secret Just Got Exposed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two major investigations published this week expose how creators are profiting from promoting gambling to their audiences, from rigged-looking win rates on crypto casinos to unlicensed betting sites pushed to millions of European viewers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Reverses Combined Chat Ban After Streamer Backlash]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch warned a creator for displaying a combined chat while multistreaming. The community called it out as ridiculous, and CEO Dan Clancy has confirmed Twitch will no longer enforce the rule.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Twitch</category>
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      <category>YouTube</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch's 70% Sub Split Has a Worrying Asterisk]]></title>
      <link>https://gamingcareers.com/newsletters/twitchs-70-sub-split-has-a-worrying-asterisk/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch moved creators on legacy 70% sub split contracts into the Plus Program, promising to honour their rates. But the phrase "at this time" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Twitch</category>
      <category>Creators</category>
      <category>Monetization</category>
      <category>YouTube</category>
      <category>Discord</category>
      <category>Kick</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch's Pause-Screen Ads Solve a Problem Nobody Has]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch is experimenting with ads that appear when a viewer pauses a stream. It sounds reasonable, until you remember that almost nobody pauses a live stream.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch’s Zero-Pay “Sponsorship” Crosses a Line]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch's latest sponsorship campaign offers creators exactly nothing in return for promoting a major game launch. Riot Games has since distanced themselves from how it was presented.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Creators</category>
      <category>Monetization</category>
      <category>Riot</category>
      <category>Sponsorship</category>
      <category>TikTok</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why You Might Finally Ditch Adobe]]></title>
      <link>https://gamingcareers.com/newsletters/why-you-might-finally-ditch-adobe/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apple just dropped a massive announcement that directly attacks Adobe’s dominance in the creator space. Is it finally time to cancel those subscriptions?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Adobe</category>
      <category>Apple</category>
      <category>Bluesky</category>
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      <category>Discord</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[The End of Discord As We Know It]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discord prepares for a massive IPO that could change the platform forever, an AI VTuber breaks the Twitch Hype Train record, and YouTube finally lets you filter Shorts out of search results.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[20 Predictions for Streaming in 2026]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The industry feels different entering 2026. The "growth at all costs" era is over. Platforms are cleaning up their metrics, optimizing for better ad delivery, and finally taking creator safety seriously.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Creators</category>
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      <category>OBS</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[2025: A Year in Review (Ranking My Predictions)]]></title>
      <link>https://gamingcareers.com/newsletters/2025-a-year-in-review-ranking-my-predictions/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[It’s the final edition of the year! We’re grading my 25 predictions from January to see which streaming trends I nailed and which ones I missed completely.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Creators</category>
      <category>Kick</category>
      <category>Twitch</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch’s New Sponsorship Tool: A Rocky Start to a Good Idea]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch’s long-awaited Sponsorship Dashboard is finally live for Partners, but the initial pay rates caused a stir. We break down the numbers, the sudden pay hikes, and what this means for the future of the program.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Creators</category>
      <category>Monetization</category>
      <category>Twitch</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Black Friday: 25 Best Streaming Deals (65+ More Inside)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We’ve curated the best livestreaming Black Friday deals for 2025. The next few days are an ideal opportunity to grab huge discounts on streaming equipment to level up your live streams and engage your audience like never before.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Creators</category>
      <category>Gear</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kick Admits $150M Viewbot Problem]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kick's co-founder admits their $150M partnership program has been heavily exploited by viewbotters, resulting in reduced payouts for creators. It's another chapter in the industry-wide viewbot epidemic we've been tracking all year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Infrastructure Problems, Free Adobe Alternative, and More]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's been a quieter week on the news front, but there are still some important updates worth your attention - Twitch's ongoing infrastructure problems, a genuinely useful free tool for creators, and a messy industry story about Luminosity Gaming.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Just Changed the Rules for Gaming Content]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YouTube is implementing stricter enforcement on graphic gaming violence and gambling content starting November 17th. If you upload gaming content to YouTube, these changes will affect how your videos perform.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube’s AI Defense: Likeness Detection Goes Live]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YouTube is rolling out its Likeness Detection tool to all Partner Program creators, offering the first major platform solution for AI-generated deepfakes. But the community has serious questions about the data YouTube's collecting to make it work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TwitchCon 2025: What Went Wrong (And What Was Announced)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TwitchCon San Diego brought significant feature announcements for creators, but the weekend was marred by a serious security incident that raises questions about Twitch's commitment to creator safety.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch’s New Co-Streaming Feature]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch announced new Co-Streaming features designed to amplify large-scale events by combining viewership across multiple channels.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Social Badges Are Now Live]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch has officially launched Social Media Badges, rewarding viewers who help clips go viral on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Just Made Partnership Easier]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch announced an overhaul to partnership requirements and a suite of moderation improvements during their September Patch Notes stream.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Silently Removes Streaming Servers Worldwide]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch has silently removed dozens of ingest servers around the world without any official announcement, potentially leaving streamers with higher latency and fewer connection options.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Drops 30+ New Features in Biggest Update Ever]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YouTube just announced over 30 new features that are coming to the platform. The centerpiece is what they're calling their "largest upgrade to Live we've ever made." We focus on the livestreaming features that actually matter for creators.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Are Big YouTubers Suddenly Losing Millions of Views?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some of YouTube's biggest creators are reporting massive view drops starting mid-August, but their revenue and engagement remain stable. Here's what the data tells us about this platform-wide anomaly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Hits a 5-Year Viewership Low (But That Might Be Good News)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Gets Smart About Moderation: Three New Tools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch is rolling out significant updates designed to give streamers better control, clearer insights, and more peace of mind when it comes to moderation. Here's what's new and why it matters for your channel.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Launches Dual-Format Streaming Alpha]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch has officially launched its dual-format streaming alpha, and we're also seeing new leaks suggesting YouTube is working on similar capabilities for creators.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Are Raids Hurting Your Twitch Stream?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Raiding is a huge part of Twitch culture, but new research suggests that sending huge raids might actually be hurting your community engagement more than helping.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Tests New Creator Collaboration Feature]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YouTube is testing a new collaboration feature that could change how creators work together. But will it actually solve discoverability problems, or is this just another feature that benefits the biggest channels?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Finally Gets Serious About Viewbotting]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch announced significant updates to their viewbot detection systems, promising to crack down on artificial viewership that's been inflating numbers across the platform for years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A New Free Tool for Creators: Preview Your Vertical Content]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With vertical content dominating every platform, there's one frustrating problem creators face. So I built a free solution, and I want Stream Report readers to try it first.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Future of Streaming According to Twitch’s CEO]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch CEO Dan Clancy recently made one of his most revealing interviews yet, covering everything from why the platform abandoned exclusive contracts to his thoughts on creator growth and community building.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Launches Live Leaderboard for Top Fans]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[MrBeast Removes AI Thumbnail Tool After Backlash]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube Launches Communities: What Creators Need to Know]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch’s 2K Streaming Beta: Everything You Need to Know]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch’s Future: Vertical Video, 2K Streams & Monetization Overhaul]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We unpack TwitchCon's biggest reveals, including vertical video and 2K streaming, new creator monetization options like Combos and streamer-led promos, and significant updates to Clips and Affiliate requirements.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New on Twitch: Shared Hype, Spendable Balance & More]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twitch Adjusts Plus Program]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twitch is changing its Plus Program requirements to offer better revenue splits for creators in Latin American. We look at the details, the data, and what might be driving this strategic move.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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