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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitch retrenching 500 workers

    Twitch retrenching 500 workers Amazon.com Inc.’s livestreaming site Twitch is poised to cut 35% of its staff, or about 500 workers, according to people familiar with the plans, the latest in a series of job reductions there. The cuts, which could be announced as soon as Wednesday, come amid...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Twitch CEO hired as new OpenAI boss

    Former Twitch CEO hired as new OpenAI boss OpenAI’s board hired former Twitch chief Emmett Shear as chief executive officer, defying calls from investors to reinstate the ousted Sam Altman, according to people familiar with the matter. Shear stepped down as CEO of Amazon.com Inc.’s...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon retrenching 180 workers in gaming division

    Amazon retrenching 180 workers in gaming division Amazon.com Inc.’s gaming division is cutting 180 jobs and shutting down two of its business units, including a channel on the company’s own livestreaming site Twitch. The online retail giant is shuttering the Crown Channel, where gaming...
  5. Jan

    Biggest South African Twitch gaming streamers - August 2023

    South Africa's biggest Twitch streamers There are several South African Twitch streamers with tens of thousands of followers who tune in to watch them play games. Amazon's Twitch video streaming service has been around since 2011 when it launched as a spin-off of Justin.tv. Since then, it has...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big Twitch and YouTube game streamers are getting into game development

    Big Twitch and YouTube game streamers are getting into game development Influencers in the video game industry are evolving from playing games to making them. Over the weekend, One True King, a media company focused on gaming content, launched Mad Mushroom, a new publishing division. [Bloomberg]
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Kai Cenat breaks Ninja's Twitch subscriber record

    Kai Cenat breaks Ninja's Twitch subscriber record Twitch streamer Kai Cenat broke the record for most subscriptions on the Amazon Inc.-owned service Tuesday, with the number topping 300,000. The 21-year-old rocketed to fame on the platform at a nearly unprecedented rate by live streaming...
  8. Jan

    Dell, Nike, Ford, Twitch drop Facebook logins

    Dell and Nike among big companies dropping Facebook logins Several major companies have dropped support for Facebook account logins on their platforms in recent months, CNBC reports. Best Buy, Dell, Ford, Nike, Match, Twitch, and Patagonia are among those who have opted to remove the option...
    • Jan
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  9. Zeedy

    Xbox series X twitch streaming - low video quality

    Good day I have recently tried streaming on my Xbox series x, via twitch. However, when streaming, best video quality detected by twitch application is 360p with very low bitrate. My current fibre line is 100/100 upload and download respectively. Any one else experiencing the same, or know...
    • Zeedy
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    • twitch video quality xbox xbox series x
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Gaming
  10. Jan

    Armed robbery of South African gamer caught on Twitch livestream

    South African gamer robbed at gunpoint during Twitch livestream — Video A video showing how a South African gamer's house was robbed while she was live-streaming on Twitch recently surfaced online. Sterna Lewis, her two sons, and her boyfriend Mario Englebrecht were at the mercy of three armed...
  11. medicnick83

    I'm back...

    Hi all, So yes, I'm back - what does that mean? When I started streaming, I got alot of support from all the peeps on MyBB. When the pandemic hit, work got too much and I basically stopped streaming - the pandemic is not going anywhere anytime soon and I need to accept that I can't base my...
    • medicnick83
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    • babbelbekkie discord twitch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Gaming
  12. N

    Is Octotel still bad in Blouberg?

    I'm currently in Milnerton on a 100/50 with Afrihost/Openserve and its been the best internet experience of my life. Literally no problems whatsoever. I might be moving back to Blouberg side. When I lived there last year I was on Octotel 100/25 with Webafrica and Afrihost. I changed ISP's...
  13. N

    Considering a new ISP - please help

    Hi guys. I've been with webafrica for a while now (100/25mb uncapped octotel). Since ive started streaming i've decided i want to upgrade the upload to 100 aswell. However i see a couple other ISPs have 100/100 for about 100-200 bucks cheaper. Speeds are pretty inconsistent at peak times...
    • n1ckna5
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    • 100mb afrihost cool ideas fibre isp streaming twitch upload vox webafrica
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
  14. J

    Microsoft upgrades its streaming platform to take on Twitch

    Microsoft upgrades its streaming platform to take on Twitch If you’re a gamer under the age of 25, chances are you spend as much time watching other people play video games online as you do playing games yourself. That’s why Microsoft is beefing up its Mixer video-game streaming service, which...
  15. TribbleZA

    Severe: Twitch Stream

    Just a plug for my daughter. She has started a Twitch stream and is hoping to gather a following. She plays CSGO, PUBG, Fortnite (though the admits she sucks at that one). Her IGN is Severe and her boyfriend uses the name Crucial (you may have heard of him in CSGO circles). They will be...
    • TribbleZA
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    • csgo fortnite overwatch pubg stream streaming twitch
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Gaming
  16. Koosie

    [S] Novation Twitch DJ Controller

    Item: Novation Twitch Age: 4 Years (only used for 1 year) Price: R850 Warranty: none Packaging: The original box Condition: Good, all buttons working. Location: Faerie Glen, Pretoria Reason: Not Djing anymore Shipping: No Collection: Yes
  17. TheBoyBlue

    My Twitch channel!

    Howzit oaks, I've recently started streaming on twitch and I wanted to see if I could get some more local viewers / followers. I'm Kyne, from Johannesburg South and I play all types of games, mainly shooters but it depends on whats big at the time I suppose. My link is ...
    • TheBoyBlue
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    • battle royale computer fortnite gaming kynemetz ps4 pro streamer twitch
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Gaming
  18. J

    Do you watch video game streams on Twitch?

    Do you watch gaming livestreams on Twitch.tv?
  19. D

    Twitch Upload speed unstable.

    Hi there, I've got Vumatel / CoolIdeas 100/100 package. Everything works great except for trying to live-stream to twitch. The upstream is rather unstable. I was just live-streaming from 7pm to 8pm and got 32 unstable events. Is this a Vumatel issue or is it a Cool Ideas issue? And...
  20. Zassie

    Possible Twitch Streaming Solution

    Hi guys, So i recently started streaming to twitch now that i have fibre. But there has always been the issue of ingest servers just being too far away but more importantly having horrific throughput. This in turn would translate to low quality streams that constantly lose frames. My...
    • Zassie
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    • gaming streaming twitch youtube gaming
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Gaming
  21. WraithFiend

    New Streamer

    Hey Guys/Girls I've recently taken up streaming on twitch and I wanted to see if I could get some more viewers / followers. For those that don't know me, I used to play for SSG in the Battlefield games within the premiere DGL leagues (2 and 3 competitively, 4 for lulz) I'm currently no...
    • WraithFiend
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    • games streaming twitch wraithfiend
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Gaming
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