Twitch's Creative Strategy Lead Jack Woodcock on building communities through livestreams

Media Voices Podcast

English - May 04, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 73.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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This week Twitch's Creative Strategy Lead Jack Woodcock tells us about the opportunities for publishers around livestreaming, what lessons we can learn from the success of individual streamers, and how the team at Twitch looks to the community when creating new features.

In the news roundup the team discuss the rise of subscription products for podcasts, ask why local news isn't reaping the digital ad boom, and discuss Gannett paying some women nearly $30,000 less than their male peers. The team critique Steve Jobs' fashion choices.