Comment on Twitch "isn't profitable" admits CEO, in wake of recent layoffs
UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org 5 months ago
This isn’t surprising in the least. They’ve been pushing more and more ads recently; trying to get streamers to run them more often. I hate ads, so I have always opted for a short pre-roll so that when its done, viewers won’t have to worry about ads anymore. But I think Twitch will eventually force streamers to run ads every half hour, no matter how many people they scare off.
dan@upvote.au 5 months ago
People don’t realise how expensive video streaming is, especially at a larger service’s scale. There’s no just way to have a fully free service with no ads (or even just minimal ads).