xQc signs $100 million non-exclusive streaming deal with Kick
Twitch's largest streamer has inked an enormous contract with a new competitor.
Twitch’s largest streamer, XqC, has signed a $100 million, two-year, non-exclusive streaming deal with Kick; a major shake-up in the streaming business amid increasing tension between Twitch and some of its biggest names.
Felix “xQc” Lengyel, the former Overwatch pro turned streaming superstar will take his talents to Kick, as reported by the New York Times and confirmed by Lengyel. During a subsequent livestream, xQc explained to his community that he won’t be leaving Twitch permanently. Thanks to the non-exclusive nature of his new contract, xQc is still free to stream on Twitch as he likes.
Source: Blizzard Entertainment
Kick officially launched earlier this year. Co-owned by popular streamer Trainwrecks and heavily funded by gambling company Stake, Kick operates essentially the same as Twitch, with lighter rules on content. Kick has been aggressively trying to lure streamers over to its platform over the past several months, with those efforts ramping up after Twitch put itself in hot water by introducing (now canceled) changes to its advertisement guidelines.
bro this is insane LMAO pic.twitter.com/SqnobwmNnc
— ludwig (@LudwigAhgren) June 16, 2023
The announcement sent waves through the industry, with several of Twitch and YouTube’s biggest streamers chiming in on the news. It'll be interesting to see if the move inspires other creators on Twitch to jump ship in hopes of greener pastures on Kick.
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replyDonovan Erskine posted a new article, xQc signs $100 million non-exclusive streaming deal with Kick
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Ah jeez it’s alt right folks? Hmm. Thought they were mostly YouTube.
Not concerned about the gambling involvement but if it’s aiming for nasty toxic social commentary that’s a problem
There’s literal porn stars on twitch which usually is the no no topic more so than gambling but somehow twitch was convinced otherwise
We will see how twitch reacts- they’ve had lots of bumps along the road recently -
No need to say the same thing three times.
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This is why kick is doing this. Streamers are sick of twitch's shit but don't have an alternative.
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Kick is pretty shit in terms of features even when compared to twitch which also isn't all that great. never mind that every time I've ever visited the site it's basically a baren wasteland of garbage and/or people streaming to multiple platforms at once.
I guess if the creators I care about end up going there I'll have choices to make but until then, lol. -
lol does kick even have 100 million
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This guy https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
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WTF is Kick?
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Looks like it's going well! https://i.imgur.com/ufcWFF2.png
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I just hope twitch increases the quality of their streaming in face of competition. 1080p looks so bad for twitchy fps games. Too much macroblocking.
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Didn't that Microsoft platform do this with a streamer, ninja I think, that didn't work out well for them
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