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At the recently concluded TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch announced it will allow streamers to simultaneously cast on live streaming services like Kick, YouTube and Facebook. The Amazon-owned live-streaming platform also shared some guidelines, saying users will be simulcast as long as the user experience on Twitch is not compromised.
The company also said that unless the streamer has an exclusivity agreement with the platform, they will be able to live stream on other websites. However, linking to or redirecting viewers to third-party websites isn’t allowed. Also, Twitch says streamers can use software to combine chats or activities from other platforms, but these cannot be displayed on the stream.
While Twitch has been pretty strict when it comes to cross-platform streaming, earlier this year, the company relaxed some of the rules, allowing users to share live content on social media like Instagram and TikTok.
The video streaming platform also renamed the upcoming ‘Guest Star’ feature to ‘Stream Together’, making it easy for up to 6 streamers to collaborate when live streaming. If you don’t like video, there’s an audio-only mode that can help guests join the chat without having to turn on their cameras.
In the last few weeks, Twitch has rolled out new features like the option for streamers to block banned users from watching their stream and a new Instagram-like Stories feature.
