Twitch

Twitch is a live-streaming platform best known for broadcasts of video games and esports. It combines live video with real-time chat and tools for creators to build audiences.

Live streaming: The continuous transmission of audio or video over the internet as it is produced. Twitch is built around real-time broadcasts rather than only prerecorded uploads.
Justin.tv: A live-streaming website launched in 2007, built around broadcasts from founder Justin Kan and later user-created channels. Twitch began as Justin.tv’s gaming-focused community before becoming a separate service.
Video game streaming: The live or recorded broadcasting of video game play over the internet. Gaming broadcasts form Twitch’s most recognizable content category.
YouTube Live: YouTube’s service for broadcasting live video and interacting with viewers in real time. It competes with Twitch while connecting streams to YouTube’s large library of recorded videos.
Twitch chat: The real-time text conversation displayed alongside a Twitch live stream. Chat lets viewers react together while a broadcast is underway.
Justin Kan: An American entrepreneur who co-founded Justin.tv and the startup incubator Y Combinator-backed company Twitch Interactive. His personal live-streaming experiment helped launch the service’s predecessor.
Esports: Organized competitive video gaming, often staged in leagues and tournaments with professional players. Twitch is a major venue for esports broadcasts and audience interaction.
Kick: A live-streaming platform launched in 2022 that emphasizes creator-friendly revenue sharing. Kick challenges Twitch with different monetization terms and content policies.
Twitch subscriptions: Paid recurring support that gives viewers channel-specific benefits on Twitch. Subscriptions are one of Twitch’s central ways for viewers to support creators.
Emmett Shear: An American entrepreneur who co-founded Justin.tv and Twitch and served as Twitch’s chief executive. He helped steer Twitch from a Justin.tv gaming section into an independent platform.

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