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Dr.Disrespect claims Twitch has not notified him about the reason for his permanent ban
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There are like only 6-7 streamers that have a twitch exclusivity contract, he was one of them. So yea they have to give a reason.
Yeah they should be giving him a solid reason seeing as he had an exclusive contract and was easily in the top 5 content creators on the platform (in terms of viewership and money, not necessarily quality). If you are cancelling a contract like that they definitely owe you a reason. Otherwise why even have a contract to guarantee yourself anything?
I also feel like Doc is playing dumb a bit too. I bet he has a decent enough idea but wants to hear it from Twitch directly and hasn't yet.
I hate this clout chasing BS. Just don't mention anything. It's a useless statement. I could say the same shit on Twitter basically lol.
Yeah slasher loves doing that shit. But he usually does have scoops
Pretty sure there were reports that Facebook matched or doubled Microsoft's original offers
Maybe... but then pretty much everyone went back to Twitch anyways.
Just feels very tabloid-y to me. "Heheheeee, I know the secret!! Follow me on social media or watch my stream and you'll be the first to know!! ;) ;)"
Ninja and Shroud, the two who most are talking about, haven't gone to any platform yet. Gothalion went to Facebook Gaming.
Ninja and Shroud are set for few lifetimes and generations.
Goth most likely took FB deal because starting over on Twitch could be extremely hard for him, so guaranteed FB cash is good business choice.
All small and mid tier streamers from Mixer are flocking to Twitch or abandoning streaming.
Can't speak for others here, I agree that he seems a total douche. I don't know how much of that is the character and how much is the man behind the character but he's done some questionable shit in the past for sure...
What I will say is that I give him a lot of props for offering something completely unique stream wise and in leagues above any other streamer I've seen in terms of production value. His streams are always entertaining too. I figure that's why a lot watch him.
If Microsoft and their infinite money couldn't make it happen with Mixer, ther eis no chance in absolute hell a handful of high-profile streamers can make it work. That rumor is absolute bogus.
My immediate reaction when reading almost anything on the internet is pure skepticism and this is ringing alarm bells. His last stream, with the worried attitude and the double-take at the end, just came across as SUPER fake. This tweet in the OP is so vague there's almost no reason to have posted it, and seems like he just wants attention.
Makes the most sense. A random account that is said to be launching a new streaming platform with information releasing on Monday that's followed by a bunch of streamers and devs. There was the Doc graphic that said "Prepare for the 29th" which is Monday. Other streamers seem to be hinting at something.
I know 4chan is not a valid source so no one here has to believe it but its become to much of a coincidence:
Spotify is not under Google. And Google already has a streaming platform which is moneyhatting streamers called... Youtube Gaming.
that tweet from Courage indicates absolutely nothing. i dont understand
This will be Google's attempt of basically rebranding YouTube Gaming into its own platform. My theory with Spotify is that all partners on the service would be granted a music license to avoid DMCA as long as Spotify is being used/that song is in Spotify.
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My intitial thoughts was that Google owned Spotify but that doesn't seem to be the case. I still think there is a partnership there
Except the part of Spotify not being owned by Google.
And the whole "partners on Spotify will gran music license" is a bit of a LOL taking into account the TOS of Spotify dont allow that.
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All I can say on the YouTube Gaming rumor is I've been streaming on YT during the last few weeks doing a development stream with a small audience, and a week ago randomly YT Streaming got a ton of new features it didn't have before. It literally happened in the middle of one of my streams.
If the rest of that has any merit? I have doubts, but I can say YouTube's own streaming service got a random big feature update about a week ago. And weirdly they haven't really talked much about it, officially announced the new features, nor has this been noticed by most. I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been streaming on it recently.
If the rest of that has any merit? I have doubts, but I can say YouTube's own streaming service got a random big feature update about a week ago. And weirdly they haven't really talked much about it, officially announced the new features, nor has this been noticed by most. I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been streaming on it recently.
Alright calm down the mass quoting I made a mistake.
I still feel there's something there though.
Besides the Spotify BS, these streamers can't keep a secret. All this would be out in the open by now.
On one hand, 90% of that obviously fake 4Chan post is invalidated by the fact that Google Does Not Own Spotify.
On the other hand, for some reason, the Brime Twitter account is being Followed (Not Following, Followed by) several High-Profile streamers, including DrD and Ninja.
Nope, forget that, it's all BS. I misread the way that Twitter page was formatted.
Good lord, talk about "reading tea leaves" with that tweet from Courage. Some of y'all need to just... not read into things so much 😂😂
The argument is that it would be hard to convince investors to finance a new competing streaming service, especially considering Mixer has demonstrated for the past few years that it's not easy to do. Even YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming aren't that successful. This is why the "he's moving to a competing service!" story doesn't seem likely.
He also wouldn't be permabanned for launching a competitor.
It's not about whether a streamer should sign a contract or not.
The only way a competing streaming site makes sense is if it's something different than Twitch. Maybe a curated service or something. I dont see why the big streamers(who know perfectly well that you arent going to make a direct competitor to Twitch) would risk their necks on just making Mixer 2, especially when there is still the chance of Twitch moneyhatting them if Facebook or Youtube ever starts actually gaining ground(on top of the truckloads of money they will make from normal Twitch streaming)
this all still doesnt mesh with the ominous wording around the reasoning for Docs ban from those who claim to know, although I'm not gonna be surprised if that winds up being a bad game of telephone
this all still doesnt mesh with the ominous wording around the reasoning for Docs ban from those who claim to know, although I'm not gonna be surprised if that winds up being a bad game of telephone
One of the worst things is those twitter people saying "big things are coming, you are not ready" pretending to be an insider and knowing everything whats going on
Ironically enough, Mixer did that too. They bought out tons of smaller streamers like Renee about a year before they tried their hand at the big names. Didn't work, either.
What if it's all just bullshit PR stuff? That includes even his weird sign off from his last stream.
That would only make sense as a possibility if he weren't actually permabanned. But even then, would seem like a pretty audacious marketing strategy in the current climate where everybody is immediately going to think the worst happened.
I think one approach for a new platform would be to straight up get the few biggest streamers from one or two entire section like just chatting, irl, a certain popular game. That way it becomes the new home for those sections and grows from there to other areas.
Google/Alphabet Acquiring Spotify In $43.4 Billion Cash, Equity Deal
Google/Alphabet is announcing its acquisition of Spotify in a deal valued at $43.4 billion in cash and equity. The acquisition will be signed on Wednesday.
www.digitalmusicnews.com
People are linking this article here as proof that Google/Alphabet are acquiring Spotify. I just want to make everyone aware that this is an April Fools article from 2019. The link at the end of the article literally directs you to the Wikipedia page for April 1st.
I don't mean for Twitch, I mean for him. If he was trying to strike a deal on his own and Twitter found out and canceled his contract, which makes perfect sense especially considering his past transgressions. Look at how much attention he's getting right now, who cares if it's negative if I'm a few days the "truth" comes out and it's that he's going to some new platform or something.
Wow these threads are really revealing how easily unfounded rumors can spread even on a community like ResetEra. Sometimes if you don't know something it's better to just not say anything instead of making stuff up or spreading unsourced 4chan and twitter rumors...
Every single Twitch Partner has to sign an exlusivity deal with Twitch. So it's not just 6-7 streamers but more in the range of 30000 to 40000.
Seems clear to me it's at least partly based on his covid/conspiracist misinformation bullshit. I'm sure they told him to stfu about it and he went and said something again. It may have been an indirect comment, so I can see twitch providing a generic reason for this and doc playing dumb. They don't want a big streamer spouting that shit and politicizing the platform.
Saying "you don't have to believe it" still signal boosts bad sources and you should not do it.
A video streaming platform is not a Wordpress blog. No typical person can create one out of thin air.
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