Netflix introduced gaming to its platform in 2021, offering mobile games to subscribers at no extra cost. This initiative was part of a broader strategy to diversify content and enhance subscriber engagement. Netflix’s gaming offerings are designed to be accessible, ad-free, and free of in-app purchases, appealing to a wide range of users. By offering […]

Playing poker online is one of the top ways to play the game. But if you’re looking for some valuable knowledge, some of the best ways to pick up top tips is to watch others play. We’ll be looking into what you can learn from watching others. What can you learn from watching poker players? […]

Casino streaming on Twitch has transformed gambling into an interactive and thrilling form of entertainment. Millions of viewers tune in to watch streamers bet on slot games, play poker, or spin roulette wheels, creating an exciting blend of risk and spectacle. This modern trend combines gaming, community building, and gambling into a dynamic experience. Let’s […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare, has released its Save Point 2024 report, which looks back at some of the biggest shifts in the live-streaming industry in 2024. This includes new live-streaming platforms, the most popular streamers, top games, new alternative content capturing viewer interest, and a new meta […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare, has released its Q3 2024 report, revealing significant growth trends in gaming and live-streaming viewership. This quarter, live streaming viewership is at 8.5 billion hours watched, with a 12 per cent year-over-year increase—the highest growth since the pandemic’s peak. Key players […]

Content creators on Twitch are labelling mature content much more accurately after the platform changed its content classification guidelines in June 2023, according to an evaluation of the measure by Ofcom. Content creators on the streaming platform must now apply content classification labels to tell viewers if the content they are about to watch contains […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare Holdings, has published its 2024 second quarter Live-Streaming Trends Report. “Through the first half of 2024, Live-streaming has grown past the prior peak viewership experienced during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Live-streaming’s resurgence has been fueled over the past six months by […]

In the vast world of streaming, there are plenty of smash hit games which draw the views. You know exactly the ones we’re talking about: Battle royales like Fornite and PUBG. MOBAs like League of Legends and Starcraft; Shooters like Counter-Strike and Overwatch. But beyond these popular games, there are also a variety of smaller […]

Data from Statista reveals that the minutes dedicated to watching game streaming platform Twitch are down year-on-year from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, minutes dedicated to watching Twitch are anticipated to diminish by 5 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year. This would mark the second consecutive year that Twitch has faced a decline in […]

A report, Regulating Video-Sharing Platforms (VSPs), from UK comms regulator Ofcom lifts the lid, for the first time, on how easy it is for people to access, use and understand the terms and conditions set by six platforms: BitChute, Brand New Tube, OnlyFans, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitch. It also scrutinises how these VSPs communicate what […]