Twitch CEO Quits After 16 Years! (with @Lowco)

The Gaming Careers Podcast - A Show for Twitch and YouTube Streamers

Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, has stepped down after founding the platform 16 years ago. Join Pete and special guest Lowco as they dive into what this means for the platform and their thoughts on the new CEO who's taking over.
Links mentioned:

• Streamer Awards results
• Kai Cenat 30-day subathon documentary
• Sacriel and Shroud creating a survival game
• Discord integration with Playstation 5
• Truffle add live stream previews to YouTube
• StreamElements update Activity Feed
• YouTube relax previously announced profanity rules
• Twitch lay off 400 employees
• Twitch homepage shelf ranking
• Raid issues
• Ads Incentive Program changes
• Emmett Shear steps down as Twitch CEO
• Podcast interview with Emmett Shear
• Jake'n'Bake's opinion on Dan Clancy (new CEO)

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtube.com/live/CCxve9a1SXU

Get in touch:

• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Luvut

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Creator News (Streamer Awards, Subathon Documentary, Sacriel/Shroud Survival Game) (00:01:13)

3. Industry News (Discord x PS5, Truffle Stream Previews, StreamElements Activity Feed 2.0) (00:08:04)

4. YouTube News (Profanity Rule Updates) (00:16:40)

5. Twitch News (Layoffs, Homepage Shelf, Ads Incentive Program, Raid Issues) (00:24:06)

6. Emmett Shear Steps Down As Twitch CEO (00:38:29)