Monetizing Twitch streams previously required reaching "Affiliate" status on the platform. Having viewers subscribe to a Twitch channel or cheer with Bits (Twitch's digital currency) during a ...

A Creator Profile feature and partnership with StreamElements enables creators to make professional connections directly from ...

This includes the decision to open up Twitch’s monetization features, allowing nearly all streamers to earn subscriptions or bits without having to achieve Affiliate status. In Dan Clancy’s ...

Concerns include potential ads on all channels and devaluing Affiliate/Partner status. Twitch is making a major change that will allow new channels to accept subscriptions and bits from their ...

Streaming platform Twitch has announced a big change to its monetization policy, as "most streamers" will soon gain access to the site's monetization tools. Previously, only Twitch affiliates and ...

Perhaps most interestingly, Twitch is opening up monetisation for "most" streamers, such as subscriptions and bits. Usually streamers need to reach Affiliate status before monetisation tools kick ...