YouTube Shorts $100M Fund, Twitch Local Subs Pricing, and Discord's Rebrand

The Gaming Careers Podcast - A Show for Twitch and YouTube Streamers

YouTube has announced a $100M fund that will be awarded to creators using the new Shorts feature, hoping to entice users away from competitor platforms like TikTok. Join Pete and Ben as we also discuss changes to some Twitch Partners' 70/30 sub splits, Discord's rebranding, and much more!
Links mentioned:

• Twitch introduces Local Subscription Pricing
• Twitch Removing Subscription Splits
• YouTube Shorts Creator Fund
• Discord Rebrand
• Twitch Blacklists "Hot Tub Streamers"
• Twitter Blue Announcement
• Ninja Shares Fortnite Creator Code Earnings

Video version of the podcast:

• https://youtu.be/cFO7L2EYrvs

Get in touch:

• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Twitch Local Subscription Pricing (00:01:23)

3. Twitch Removing Subscription Splits (00:10:43)

4. YouTube Shorts Creator Fund (00:14:14)

5. Discord Rebrand (00:25:14)

6. Twitch Blacklists "Hot Tub Streamers" (00:30:41)

7. Twitter Blue Announcement (00:33:00)

8. Ninja Shares Fortnite Creator Code Earnings (00:38:40)

9. Viewer Questions (00:43:02)