The business of streaming games
Business Daily
BBC
4.4 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
We explore the world of video game streaming - where players connect their screens to platforms such as Twitch or YouTube so that fans can watch them play.
Elizabeth Hotson talks to Aoife Wilson, head of video at video game website Eurogamer who’s an enthusiastic streamer and industry watcher; she explains why watching people play games has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry.
The BBC’s Faarea Masud gives a fan’s perspective, whilst Sam Matthews, CEO of e-sports brand, Fnatic gives us an insight into the money-making potential of competitive gaming. Thomas Slattery from gaming venue, Platform, in London, tells us why he thinks streaming is so important right now.
Presenter / producer: Elizabeth Hotson Image: A gamer; Credit: Getty Images
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| 0:24.3 | On today's program, we're looking at the business of video game streaming. |
| 0:28.3 | There's so much money to be made from sponsorships, from, you know, chat revenue, from advertising. |
| 0:34.7 | It's a huge, huge, huge business. |
| 0:37.1 | And we'll hear why fans spend hours watching other people play games. |
| 0:41.6 | I need to go online because I love watching other people defeat bosses. |
| 0:45.8 | And it's these boss bites that I simply can't win. |
| 0:48.6 | So I'd just like to copy other people on the streaming platforms. |
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