Felix Lengyel, one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, or commonly known as xQc, announced that it has joined rival streaming platform Kick.
The live broadcasting platform, which entered our lives as justin.tv and later named Twitch, which we all know, is now almost unrivaled. Previously, many new streaming platforms have tried to attract Twitch streamers to their platforms by offering large annual fees. But publishers that go to other platforms will eventually They were back on Twitch.
A similar situation is happening again. xQc, one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, announced on Friday on his Twitter account, Andrew Tate’s announced that it has signed with Kick, the rival platform it broadcasts. But things are a little different from past publisher transfers.
How much is xQc’s deal?
According to xQc’s manager Ryan Morrison, xQc has signed a two-year contract worth approximately $70 million. The total value of this contract, if xQc meets certain targets up to $100 million. Morrison said that this deal is one of the highest-paid deals in the entertainment industry.
“Kick gives me the opportunity to try things I couldn’t do before,” xQc said. I am very excited to turn this opportunity into new creative and fresh ideas in the years to come.” By the way, xQc’s new deal doesn’t make him a Kick exclusive streamer, It will also be able to continue broadcasting on Twitch. Of course if he wants.
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While Twitch has lost many of its major streamers to other platforms like YouTube in recent years, some streamers have also expressed that Twitch has become less responsive to its online community and is more focused on their own profit than keeping streamers happy. Kick, on the other hand, has been opened only this year and although its audience is small, it is derived from the income of the publishers. only 5% share a platform. So Twitch may have been really challenged this time.
Source :
https://www.pcgamer.com/xqc-scores-unbelievable-dollar100-million-deal-to-start-streaming-on-kick/