Streamers who rely on Twitch Prime Gaming subs are getting a slight pay cut
by Ash Parrish from The Verge - All Posts on (#6J3P8)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is making big monetization changes again in an attempt to make a more sustainable system, lowering earnings in some places and raising them in others. This new batch of changes includes expanding its Partner Plus program and changing the way its integral Twitch Prime Gaming subscription pays out creators.
In a blog post, CEO Dan Clancy outlined three major changes coming to the ways streamers make money from Twitch.
First, Twitch is eliminating the $100,000 cap on its 70 / 30 revenue split for the platform's highest-earning creators. Last year, Twitch implemented a plan in which the highest-earning streamers would have their subscription revenue beyond $100,000 reduced from 70 / 30 to 50 / 50.
We are removing the US$100K cap on...