Since the acquisition of Twitch by Amazon, there's been speculation (including mine) that the company incorporate ads and links to games and consoles in flux. According to CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear, who is the last thing he wants.
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Shear also said he believes it is the last thing Amazon wants to. There are currently broadcasters that offer discounts via their flow. "We will not try to force the synergy and data," said Shear. Amazon's history of acquiring companies like Zappos and IMDB and allowing them to retain their independence could work in favor of the founder.
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But it is facing a future where Twitch and Amazon will share resources to help battle problems including sticky situation of music rights that have erupted in August Shear insists that only affected 20 percent of videos. "Everyone on the Internet realizes that the music licensing is a real thing. You may not like this but it is a matter of fact," Shear said.
More importantly, Twitch is excited about using the AWS (Amazon Web Services) to grow the business. He is also excited about the future of the game and talked about how VR streaming systems such as the Oculus Rift could work.
Although a first view of the person could be interesting at first, the game makers will need to add capacity to games that allow a top view for multi-casting spectators.
Finally, when the subject of misogyny and harassment was high, Shear said, "it is an unavoidable problem when you let humans interact with each other." He stressed the ability of broadcasters to control who can be heard on broadcast and moderators of
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