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YouTube has Red, Twitch had Turbo and now Prime. Mixer has added a similar premium subscription called Pro. It’s a way for a viewer to support Mixer financially for some cool benefits. Mixer Pro Benefits An awesome purple name to showcase your support around the website. No ads while watching your favorite streamer (currently Mixer…

Let’s rewind back to May 24th, 2017. On that day, the Beam community knew that something big was happening the next day. Beam’s official twitter had been plugging this so-called “secret reveal” for over a week. Current Beam partners were exceptionally quiet about what was going on and from a viewers standpoint, we were clueless.…

Twitch has recently launched their Bounty Board program into closed beta. Bounties are paid sponsorship opportunities that streamers can accept directly from their Twitch dashboard. Through this program, Twitch will become the middleman in connecting you with brands to stream specific games as sponsorships. This means you won’t have to do any of the work…

Do you like video games? How about kids? Do you wanna make a difference in some lives and have fun doing it? [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5jCXdSJBw&width=500&height=285[/embedyt] St. Jude, a children’s hospital that diagnoses, treats, and researches cancer, is having their annual PLAY LIVE event and you can participate! How? By playing your favorite games and encouraging people…

Elgato’s popular streamer accessory, the Stream Deck, has released a 3.0 update, bringing new looks, text, and many bug fixes as well! Here’s a complete list of the major updates. New Style Since 1.0, Stream Deck has kept the same look and feel to its main UI. Although it was handy, it wasn’t the prettiest…

Twitch has recently added a new Analytics page, presenting information that is more clear, specific, and plentiful. This change provides some extremely useful metrics for streamers to look at and see areas for improvement. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqT8Ha8D2E&width=500&height=285[/embedyt] Today I’ll be going over all the different sections and giving you the scoop on what they mean and…

NightDev, the developer behind the popular BetterTTV and NightBot, has decided to close the doors on StreamTip, their notification and tipping service. Launching on July 15th, 2015, StreamTip was an early competitor to the notification market and charged a 2% fee or less depending on how often the service was used. This was low…

Having complete control of your stream is always ideal. With the constant gameplay, reading messages, and alerts, it’s sometimes amazing how a streamer keeps up with everything! With the new Streamlabs OBS update, you can control your sources right from your phone! With the Streamlabs mobile app you can: Start or Stop stream Switch between…

Streaming for some time has been largely associated with video games. There are those that use streaming as an outlet for their creative sides though. They love performing for an audience or love to stream to inform or teach a skill. Mixer has recognized this and is introducing Creative, Music, and other categories to…

StreamElements looks to make a splash in the streaming world by adding a new partnership program they are calling DreamTeam. Gaining popularity from their YouTube series Twitch Moments, StreamElements is a program that handles stream alerts, applications to enhance your stream, and overlay effects. It is a direct competitor to services like StreamLabs and TipeeeStream but…

Kapsuli, which launched in 2014, is a social media tool for Twitch broadcasters. Originally offering a customizable player to embed your stream directly into Twitter, it has grown to focus on increasing engagement, posting relevant content on Twitter and driving traffic to your Twitch page. What is Kapsuli? Kapsuli is a tool that promises to save you time…

A new update is now available for XSplit! The new patch (v3.3) includes some pretty big updates for all kinds of content creators to use. Macros The new Macros extension allows you to set up specific events like transitions, videos, text, alerts, and more through an easy-to-use interface. You can set custom keybindings to allow…