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YouTube is releasing a few features today that will make your viewing experience that much more enjoyable. Closed Captioning Closed captions are making their way to YouTube livestreaming. Using their Live Automatic Speech Recognition (LASR) technology, English captions will start appearing during YouTube livestreams that opt into them. It’s powered by machine learning and learns…

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8th), Twitch is showing some love to the ladies of Twitch all month long. From stories shared to streams being showcased on the home page and social media, the love for women streamers will take over Twitch all month! Along with all the…

Mixer continues to catch up to Twitch by adding options to help provide sustainability for its streamers. This month, they’ve introduced Direct Purchase to a select group of Partners for testing purposes. The full release to all Partners will be in the coming weeks. What is Direct Purchase? Let’s say that you’re watching your favorite…

Twitch has been busy this past week, releasing some new features and improvements across the platform. Let’s take a look! Clip Champs The Clip Champs of the chat are the people that love to capture your best moments during the stream. They are a huge boost to the community by helping to create content with…

Last week, Twitch announced that they were revising their Community Guidelines and changing them to match the ever-changing world of streaming. Well, those changes are now released, and they cover a WIDE range of areas. It’s worth a read but, in StreamerSquare fashion, we’re going to break down the article for you and cover the…

It’s finally happening. Facebook, one of the largest social media networks in the world, has been dipping their hand into streaming, going against established streaming services like Twitch, Mixer, and YouTube. With the release of the Creator Program, anyone can sign up to test and stream from the Facebook website. What will Facebook bring to…

Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) released their latest update including a hotfix patch. Version 21.0 introduces scripting support, new audio features, and new production features. Luajit/Python3 Scripting Support What exactly does this mean for the average user? OBS now includes a number of example scripts for things like a countdown timer, analogue clock, or instant replay. If…

For more information, visit our full list of TwitchCon 2017 panels. Panel: How Streamers & Game Devs can Work Together VoD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/202951039 Moderator: Bradley Cummings (CM ChAIR, Epic Games) Panelists: Jat Karunakaran (Lead CM Studio Wildcard), Devin Connors (CM Psyonix), K.L. Smith (CM Epic Games), Megan Everett (Digital Extremes) How have streamers impacted/influenced studios? Jat…

Elgato has just released their largest update yet for the Stream Deck which brings some welcome fixes as well as plenty of new features to play around with. Here’s what’s new: Smart Profiles The Stream Deck will now automatically change the profile based on the front-most application. Multi-Device Support While the Stream Deck comes with…

For more information, visit our full list of TwitchCon 2017 panels. Panel: WINNER WINNER PARTNER DINNER: The Three Rules for Surviving Twitch VoD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/201751373 Moderator: BadNewsBaron Speakers: TVSBOH, Smashley, DeejayKnight, DasValdez, DanieltheDemon How To Survive Twitch? Rule 1: Have a Plan Rule 2: Ditch the Plan Rule 3: Reiterate Rule 1: Have a Business…

If you’ve been using a Stream Deck and really care about your aesthetic, Elgato just made it easier to turn your keypad into an extension of your desktop background. On top of the regular key creator tool that has been available since the Stream Deck’s release, Elgato added a tab that lets you upload a…

Streamlabs is starting 2018 off strong with one of its biggest product releases yet: Streamlabs OBS. In a livestream on their Twitch channel on Thursday night, the Streamlabs developers announced the newest free livestreaming software is currently in Open Beta. The program acts as an all-in-one resource application for your broadcasts and is already shaping…