Podcasts
Tune into the Gaming Careers Podcast for streaming industry news, valuable growth insights, and exclusive interviews with special guests sharing their success secrets.
Twitch CEO Quits After 16 Years! (with Lowco)
Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, stepped down after founding the platform 16 years ago. Join Pete and special guest Lowco as they dive into what this means for the platform and their thoughts on the new CEO who's taking over.
EP72
Twitch & YouTube Finally Reveal 2023 Features
This week on the Gaming Careers podcast we discussed a variety of news from Twitch and YouTube, such as Kai Cenat's record-breaking achievement, Stream Elements' new charity alerts feature, and Discord's new Super Reactions feature for Nitro subscribers. We also discussed Twitch and YouTube updates, including their new features such as Viewer Milestones, Multi-Language Audio, and the Time To Stream Experiment.
EP71
Twitch Is Faking Views, Kick Creator Program, YouTube CEO Quits
On this week's episode, we discuss four of the main platforms - Twitter, YouTube, kick.com, and Twitch. We chat about the changes to Twitter's longer tweets, the impact of YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki stepping down, the potential for kick.com to become a major streaming platform and Twitch's engagement strategies and the channel skins feature.
EP70
Streamers Go Vertical [Shorts Rev Share, Aitum]
Is vertical content going to be the future for livestreamers? With YouTube Shorts launching revenue share, and Aitum releasing their new vertical plugin for OBS, it certainly seems so!
EP69
7 NEW Features Coming to Twitch in 2023!
Twitch released a full roadmap of features they plan to launch in 2023! Join Pete and Ben as they dive into the upcoming changes and how they might impact you as a streamer.
EP68
These Games Are Making Streamers Go VIRAL!
We discuss the specific games that are seeing HUGE jumps in viewership for streamers, and what you can do to predict the next game that could make you go viral!
EP67
Why are Twitch Ad Offers Suddenly SO BAD?
Have your ad incentive offers on Twitch been disappointingly low this month? Well, you're not alone!
EP66
So MUCH New Streaming Tech Announced At CES 2023
This week we cover all of the new streaming tech products announced at CES, updates to YouTube's Partner Program, a new version of OBS Studio, and a whole lot more!
EP65
Which Streaming Platform Wins in 2023?
We're back! In this episode, we discuss all the latest creator platform updates from the likes of Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Discord, and even Tumblr (yes, they're launching livestreaming in 2023!).
EP64
Twitch Launch Shared Bans, $50 Threshold, and Raid Controls
Twitch has been busy launching a whole suite of new features for streamers such as allowing streamers to share ban lists, reducing the payment threshold to $50, and giving streamers more control over who can raid them.
EP63
Why Are BIG Streamers Leaving Twitch?
Even more top streamers have announced they're leaving Twitch for YouTube. Join Gaming Careers and Benjamin Green for the Gaming Careers Podcast live!
EP62
Twitch NEWS – Better Ad Splits, Discovery Update, AND Charity Mode
Twitch has been busy testing a whole bunch of new features designed to increase streamer income and improve discoverability. But will they actually work? Join Pete and Ben for the Gaming Careers Podcast live!
EP61
YouTube LEVELS UP – Gifted Subs, Raids, and Clips are HERE!
Some HUGE and much-needed YouTube updates have been released this week that streamers and creators have long demanded the platform to compete with Twitch. Join Pete and Ben for the Gaming Careers Podcast live!
EP60
Twitch Sub Split Leaks – Streamers ALREADY Moving To YouTube
This week a leak dropped about Twitch's potential planned changes to the Partner program and it's not good! We've also had the Q1 industry report from Stream Hatchet so will be diving into the data to see what's been changing.
EP59
Elon Musk BUYS Twitter For $43bn
Twitter is poised to agree on a sale to Elon Musk for a reported $43bn. What does this mean for the platform and all the content creators on it? Join Pete and Ben for The Gaming Careers Podcast live!
EP58
NEW Features on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Gaming
Plenty of new features launched for all 3 major streaming platforms this week, let's discuss what's new and what's coming soon! Join Pete and Ben for this week's livestream of The Gaming Careers Podcast!
EP57
3 NEW Twitch Features: Boost Train, Auto Pilot, and Appeals Portal
Twitch and YouTube have both launched some new features this week including Boost Train, Appeals Portal, and Clips for all channels. Join Pete and Ben for this week's livestream of The Gaming Careers Podcast!
EP56
The TRUTH About How Twitch Counts Viewers…
What exactly counts as a "viewer" on Twitch? This week several myths that were circling social media were dispelled by Twitch about how viewers are counted across web and mobile.
EP55
YouTube FINALLY Adding Live Discoverability
YouTube has taken the first steps to improve the discoverability of livestreams, which will be especially useful to smaller streamers. Join Pete and Ben for this week's livestream of the Gaming Careers Podcast!
EP54
Is Twitch Still King? Streaming Platforms Review
Join us as we take a deep dive into the data from 2021. We'll be talking about each platform's growth, which streamers and games stood out, and what learnings you can apply for your content in 2022!
EP53
There’s SO MUCH New Streaming Gear!
We're only in January and we've seen new products launch from Elgato, GoXLR, and now BEACN too. Join Pete and Ben for The Gaming Careers Podcast as we discuss the latest news from the streaming industry.
EP52
Do These Streamers WANT To Get Banned? DMCA Strikes Again
Top streamers on Twitch have recently been broadcasting themselves watching hugely popular TV shows to their audiences and once again spreading misinformation about DMCA. Join Pete and Ben live for the first episode of the Gaming Careers Podcast in 2022!
EP51
Streaming Recap 2021 – A CRAZY Year for Streamers…
A summary of all the major news in livestreaming from 2021. We'll be discussing all the products, major software releases, platform updates, and streamer acquisitions that happened in 2021.
EP50
Streamers Are Leaving Twitch For YouTube
Why are so many top streamers leaving Twitch for YouTube? Join Pete and Ben to discuss Ludwig's decision to stream on YouTube, platform updates that are coming for Twitch, and MrBeast's Squid Game controversy.
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