Podcasts

Tune into the Gaming Careers Podcast for streaming industry news, valuable growth insights, and exclusive interviews with special guests sharing their success secrets.

Can YouTube DETHRONE Twitch? [100 Billion Hours Watched in 2020]

YouTube has hit an enormous milestone of over 100 BILLION hours watched in 2020. Join Pete and Ben as they also discuss DMCA strikes possibly becoming felonies, multiple updates to the Twitch platform, Nintendo shutting down soundtracks, fighting game documentaries and more.

You can now PAY to get Twitch Affiliate?!

Monstercat provides a deal for streamers to buy Affiliate status on Twitch, then retracts it. Join Pete and Ben as they also discuss Youtube increasing it's ad coverage, game publishers supporting content creators, Twitch Rivals drama, updated features to the platform and more.

Why Streamers are Frustrated with Twitch’s GlitchCon Announcements

Twitch hosted its first-ever virtual event; GlitchCon with mixed results. Join Pete and Ben as they also discuss the ongoing issue with music and DMCA, what upcoming features we'll see to the platform, multiplayer ads and Youtube's Creator Insights presentation and what it means for creators.

Why Twitch’s New Ad Experience SUCKS for Streamers

Twitch's battle with ad-blockers and insistence on running frequent ads is bad news for streamers of ALL sizes.

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Twitch Streamers FORCED To Delete Their Life’s Work: The DMCA Crackdown

The ongoing DMCA strikes happening on Twitch, AOC's record-breaking first stream, new tech from companies like Elgato and Shure, and the big streamers that are limiting how much viewers can donate.

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From 10 to 10,000 Viewers on Twitch: The AMAZING Story of Pestily

We talk to Pestily, the number one Escape From Tarkov streamer about how he grew from 10 viewers to now averaging 10,000 viewers per stream. We also discuss in great detail how Pestily utilised YouTube to accelerate his growth on Twitch, and how his community are well on their way to raising $1 million for charity in 2020.

EP7

The Secrets To AMAZING Audio For Your Streams

We talk to Bandrew Scott, of Podastage, an audio expert who's built a whole YouTube channel reviewing microphones and audio interfaces for podcasters and streamers. We're diving deep into the data I gathered for last week's YouTube video where I researched the most common microphones used by the top 250 streamers on Twitch.

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How To BOOST Your Income as a Streamer: 5 BEST TIPS

In this solo episode we discuss the best ways to monetize your livestreams on Twitch, Mixer, YouTube, or any other platform. These tips apply from small streamers just starting out, up to partnered streamers that have been streaming full-time for years.

EP5

How To Go Full-Time on Twitch: Seize The Opportunity

We talk to Valkia, a full-time Twitch Streamer who grew to popularity by combining his love for marketing with FPS games. In this episode we discuss what it takes to grow your stream from hobby to full-time career, how you can best utilise YouTube to funnel viewers to Twitch and what it's like trying to branch out from the game that made you famous.

EP4

Why Twitch Might Not Be The Best Platform For You

We talk to Boom Kitty, aka Eric, a streamer who produces electronic music full-time that's been featured in games like Beat Saber and Geometry Dash.

EP3

Creating OBS: The MOST POPULAR Streaming Software

In this episode, we talk to Hugh "Jim" Bailey, the guy who created Open Broadcaster Software, more commonly known as OBS. We discuss how OBS grew from a solo side-project to the world's most popular streaming software, why Twitch is still the best platform for viewers, and what it's like to turn down a 7-figure offer.

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How Streamlabs is HELPING Streamers MAKE More Money

This week we talk with Streamlabs founder and CEO, Ali Moiz, about his story of building Streamlabs from the ground up to be one of the major players in streaming software, his thoughts on the platform wars going on between Twitch, YouTube and Mixer and what he thinks creators like you can look forward to in the next few years in streaming.

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