Streaming platform Twitch introduced a chat functionality today called “Cheering,” a new method for tipping streamers. Cheering is done by purchasing a new Twitch currency called “Bits.” You can then ...

Twitch is the place where many gamers stream their prowess as the frag and narrate their favorite games. Users of Twitch have always been able to chat and comment on streams, but Twitch now has a new ...

Twitch is introducing a new feature, Cheering, that provide viewers with a new tool they can use to express their appreciation for their favorite broadcasters on the dominant streaming platform for ...

Streaming platform Twitch has introduced the ability to buy emotes and use them in chat. The feature is called "Cheering" and, in an official Twitch blog post, is described as "a new way to show ...

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Twitch are introducing a new system for viewers to support broadcasters called Cheering. It uses a special microtransaction currency tied to your account to allow you to send flashy messages in ...

Thanks to Twitch’s new community support system, streamers earned millions of dollars in additional revenue last year. According to Twitch’s Year in Review mini-game, viewers gave 590 million “Bits” ...

Amazon-owned video streaming specialist Twitch has added the ability for viewers to 'cheer' for their favourite broadcasters, and in doing so provide a new revenue stream. On the face of it, the news ...

That's $414 worth of "Cheering" right there. Twitch, the popular game-streaming site, has a funding problem. Not related to the company -- it's owned by Amazon and is just fine -- but its streamers.

Streaming platform Twitch has introduced the ability to buy emotes and use them in chat. The feature is called "Cheering" and, in an official Twitch blog post, is described as "a new way to show ...