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The Rise and Potential of Twitch as a Disruptive Force in the Television Industry
TLDR Twitch, a live streaming network primarily used for streaming games, has experienced significant growth since being acquired by Amazon. With over 100 million unique monthly viewers and a diverse monetization strategy, Twitch has the potential to become a disruptive force in the television industry.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
This episode of the podcast is about Twitch, a live streaming network primarily used for streaming games, and the hosts are trying something different based on listener feedback.
04:47
Twitch was originally a spin-off from Justin TV and Social Cam, and it gained wide adoption during the era of leveraging the Facebook graph before being acquired by Autodesk.
09:27
Twitch was originally a dedicated streaming platform for video games that gained popularity during the rise of online gaming and the development of games as services, and it was eventually acquired by Amazon for $970 million in cash.
14:32
Since being acquired by Amazon, Twitch has experienced significant growth, with over 100 million unique monthly viewers and 1.5 million broadcasters, and has a diverse monetization strategy that includes advertising, a subscription service to remove ads, and revenue sharing with streamers.
19:01
Twitch has about a million subscribers who pay $5 a month, resulting in $30 million a year in revenue for Twitch.
24:09
The speaker initially didn't think Twitch would be a big company, but now realizes they were wrong and that the acquisition of Twitch by Amazon for a billion dollars was actually a good deal.
28:46
Amazon's acquisition of Twitch has allowed them to potentially integrate Twitch's video technology into AWS and leverage Twitch's advertising business for synergies with their own advertising business.
33:40
Amazon Prime and Twitch's Turbo subscription service have similar models and target similar demographics, suggesting that Twitch's Turbo could potentially be integrated into Amazon Prime to attract a new generation of subscribers.
39:03
Twitch adds a new layer of benefit to Amazon Prime, making it more than just a platform for watching live gaming and potentially foreshadowing a future where Twitch becomes a platform for watching people do things live on the internet.
44:19
Twitch has the potential to become a disruptive force in the television industry, with the average user watching three hours of Twitch per day and 58% of Twitch users tuning in for more than three hours.
49:24
The CEO of Twitch believes that if Amazon were to integrate Twitch more deeply and make it a division of the company, they could potentially lose their current success and momentum.
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Technology
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