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Ofcom: Twitch content labelling accuracy increases

Content creators on Twitch are labelling mature content much more accurately after the platform changed its content classification guidelines in June 2023, according to an evaluation of the measure by Ofcom. Content creators on the streaming platform must now apply content classification labels to tell viewers if the content they are about to watch contains […]

September 2, 2024

How to watch poker on TV In The UK

There is something very thrilling about watching other people play poker, especially on a big screen and for big stakes. You can predict their moves before they make it, call out their bluffs, and choose a winner to back based on their abilities or just plain favouritism. It is like playing referee on other people’s […]

August 12, 2024

Report: Resurgence for video game live-streaming

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare Holdings, has published its 2024 second quarter Live-Streaming Trends Report. “Through the first half of 2024, Live-streaming has grown past the prior peak viewership experienced during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Live-streaming’s resurgence has been fueled over the past six months by […]

August 1, 2024

Unusual games to stream on Twitch 

In the vast world of streaming, there are plenty of smash hit games which draw the views. You know exactly the ones we’re talking about: Battle royales like Fornite and PUBG. MOBAs like League of Legends and Starcraft; Shooters like Counter-Strike and Overwatch. But beyond these popular games, there are also a variety of smaller […]

May 24, 2024

Data: Twitch viewing down 5% YoY

Data from Statista reveals that the minutes dedicated to watching game streaming platform Twitch are down year-on-year from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, minutes dedicated to watching Twitch are anticipated to diminish by 5 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year. This would mark the second consecutive year that Twitch has faced a decline in […]

September 22, 2023

Ofcom: VSP rules hard to understand

A report, Regulating Video-Sharing Platforms (VSPs), from UK comms regulator Ofcom lifts the lid, for the first time, on how easy it is for people to access, use and understand the terms and conditions set by six platforms: BitChute, Brand New Tube, OnlyFans, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitch. It also scrutinises how these VSPs communicate what […]

August 9, 2023By Colin Mann

Research: Social video apps favoured by Spain’s under-25s

Exclusive research from Omdia reveals YouTube, TikTok and Twitch are the most popular video services with the under-25 age group in Spain. Netflix continues to be popular with all other age groups. Unveiling the latest research from Omdia on trends across the generation Z (gen Z) market at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment 2023 in Spain, […]

June 29, 2023

WWE signs major Twitch deal

WWE has announced a multi-year partnership with Twitch that will see the return of the official WWE channel and popular WWE Superstar channels, featuring live and exclusive content. In addition to the launch of the channel, WWE will debut a companion sidecast to Monday Night RAW, bringing the WWE Universe behind the scenes and closer […]

June 6, 2023

LG TVs adds more gaming services

LG Electronics is expanding the cloud gaming experience on its 2023 TVs by adding 4K support for NVIDIA GeForce NOW in over eighty countries as well as launching the popular Boosteroid service in over sixty countries. Following the additions of Blacknut and Utomik in 2022, these new options further bolster the suite of cloud gaming […]

April 14, 2023

Upload time metric from Tubular Labs

Social video intelligence specialist Tubular Labs has added new abilities to measure how videos perform according to the hour of day that they were uploaded. Within Tubular’s Intelligence product, customers will now be able to determine what time of day social video generates the most views, engagement and more across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, […]

March 23, 2023