Twitch is testing channel surfing
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#60ZYP)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitch is testing a new way to discover new channels that reminds me of the good old days of channel surfing on my TV. The experiment, which it calls the Channel Switcher, lets you easily flip through previews of a bunch of different streams to help you find something to watch. And perhaps best of all, you won't see ads while using it.
You can get an idea of how it works in this tweet from Twitch:
No more pogoing.
- Twitch (@Twitch) June 30, 2022
Introducing a new experiment - the Channel Switcher. pic.twitter.com/WrB33TH6Mq
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