Twitch is cutting how much its biggest streamers earn from subscriptions
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#63WJS)
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Twitch is reducing how much money it shares with some of the biggest streamers on the platform.
Right now, the majority of partnered streamers receive a 50 / 50 revenue share on subscriptions to their channel. That means 50 percent of net revenue goes to Twitch, while 50 percent goes to the streamer themselves. However, Twitch has negotiated premium subscription terms with some bigger streamers that give them a 70 / 30 revenue split, and that split is what's going to change.
The changes kick in on June 1st, 2023
Under the new policy, streamers with premium terms will keep 70 percent of their subscription revenue on the first $100,000 earned. But after that, the share will go down to a 50 / 50 split. The changes kick into effect on June...