[September 30, 2016] |
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TwitchCon 2016 Keynote Unveils New Features and Product Offerings
Twitch,
the world's leading social video platform and community for gamers,
kicked off TwitchCon
2016 today with a keynote from CEO Emmett Shear, and Director of
Programming, Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham. The keynote spotlighted Twitch
Prime, new video quality options, the ability to upload videos, loyalty
badges for subscriptions, updates to Clipping, Curse Voice with Twitch
integration, and HTML5 for everyone, among other insights about the
brand.
Keynote Announcements
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Twitch Prime: Twitch Prime is a new set of Amazon Prime
benefits created for gamers. It features exclusive discounts on
pre-order and new release games, a rotating selection of free digital
games and in-game loot, plus a premium experience on Twitch that
includes a free monthly Twitch channel subscription. Twitch Prime now
joins the growing list of all-you-can-eat benefits for Prime members,
including guaranteed unlimited fast, free Prime shipping, unlimited
access to Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Photos, early access to
Lightning Deals, and more. Gamers and Twitch fans can get all the
benefits of Twitch Prime by starting a Prime free 30-day trial, while
Prime members can unlock their Twitch Prime benefits by linking their
Prime accounts to Twitch at www.twitchprime.com.
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Uploads: Any user can upload videos to Twitch for anyone to
watch. Streamers may also download past streams and use the footage to
create and upload on demand videos for their viewers to watch whenever
they want.
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Clips on mobile: Viewers on iOS and Android (News - Alert) can create and
share clips from live streams and videos directly within he Twitch
app.
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Transcodes: Video quality options will begin rolling out to
even more streamers so viewers with all levels of Internet speeds can
view streams seamlessly. Video quality options will be automatically
applied based on a channel's expected viewership.
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Curse Voice and Twitch integration: Users of Curse Voice and
Twitch may link their accounts to access all global and non-global
emotes from Twitch on Curse Voice. As an added bonus, Curse Voice
users will also get a Twitch-themed color customization option on the
client.
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HTML5: HTML5 is now available to ALL Twitch users.
Coming in October 2016:
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Clip trimming: Allows viewers to more accurately capture the
perfect moment by adjusting the start and end time of their clip.
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Loyalty subscription badges: Viewers can soon show the extent
of their loyalty to a Partner and Partners will be able to reward
subscribers accordingly with custom chat badges based on length of a
subscription. Badge tiers for one, three, six, 12, and 24 month
subscriptions will be available to Partners for design.
For more information on Twitch and TwitchCon 2016, visit: Twitch,
TwitchCon
2016, Blog,
Facebook,
@Twitch, and @TwitchCon.
About Twitch
Twitch
is the world's leading social video platform and community for gamers.
Each month, more than 100 million community members gather to watch and
talk about video games with more than 2 million streamers. Twitch's
video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution
for the entire video game ecosystem. This includes game developers,
publishers, media outlets, events, user generated content, and the
entire esports scene. Twitch also features Twitch
Creative, a category devoted to artists and the creative process.
For more information about Twitch, visit the official website
and blog.
Assets: Here
are several TwitchCon 2016 photos prior to doors opening courtesy of
Twitch.
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