Table of Content: Episode 6 - YouTube gets "The Clap".

TABLE OF CONTENT TALKING POINTS EPISODE 6 2/16/2020

Welcome to Table of Content. The Elevate community round table show where we discuss all the happenings around streaming, gaming and entertainment. We are joined this week by TigheFighterX1, Eminent_Stump, and joining us for the first time ever, Red_Foxx15. How are you all doing this evening? Quickly tell us about your channels/role in the community.

Streaming News

Drake will stream exclusively on Twitch rival Caffeine
Live-streaming platform Caffeine entered an already-crowded marketplace last year, but with a focus on celebrity-orientated channels (Offset was the first major star to join) it aimed to offer something a little different to the likes of Twitch and Mixer. Now it's scored a massive win, signing an exclusive multi-year livestreaming partnership with Drake.
In the past he has streamed Fortnite, although no word on whether he'll take to Fortnite again), including a series of rap battles in partnership with Ultimate Rap League. The battles will stream live on his Caffeine channel, with the first taking place in Atlanta on February 29th. He'll also be using his channel to give a platform to new artists and creative voices.
But having a major name like Drake on board will certainly help to distinguish the platform from the competition, not to mention open up livestreaming to content that until now has largely been dominated by gaming.

What is your take on celebrity streaming? Stump

 YouTube Copies Twitch With New $2 Clap Feature

Viewers can now “clap” at their favorite YouTube stars as another way for creators to earn money through the Google-owned video platform.
The feature is officially called “viewer applause” on YouTube and rests nest to the Like and Dislike buttons for viewers and can be enabled in a creator’s dashboard. However, the feature is in the beta testing phase and only a small number of creators with more than 100,000 subscribers have access to it at this point.
Viewers can pay $2 per clap, with a cap of “$500 per day, or $2,000 per week on Super Chats, Super Stickers, and Viewer applause combined,” according to a Google product blog post. It is unclear how that amount was calculated but for creators the 70-30 split with YouTube on SuperChats will be the same for claps.

TigheFighter your thoughts on Youtube's monetization model.

Twitch streamer Sacriel in hot water after impersonating his wife
Popular Twitch streamer Chris 'Sacriel' Ball found himself in hot water after being called out for impersonating his wife during a recent broadcast.
Not just any old impression, Sacriel ramped things up by mimicking the sounds of a Murloc from the Warcraft franchise. An often shunned race that makes indecipherable gurgling sounds, Murlocs are arguably the lowest on the food chain in that particular universe and Sacriel’s wife was not at all pleased being compared to one. 
She confronted him during his stream and he played it off as if sounding like a murloc is a good thing. It all seemed like she took it in good fun.VIDEO CUE

He followed up with a tweet “Even after getting caught on stream impersonating a Murloc and saying that’s how my wife sounds, I still am given a proper English dinner. It only smells like arsenic,” he joked.

While its easy to crack jokes while streaming we as streamers got to be careful as there are real life consequences. Have you ever had any blow back from a stream or do you know anyone who has? RedFoxx

Ronda Rousey signs exclusive streaming deal with Facebook Gaming 
Longtime gamer and celebrity fighter Rhonda Rousey has joined Facebook Gaming in an exclusive streaming deal, adding to the platform’s growing portfolio of talent.
The former UFC fighter and frequent World of Warcraft Night Elf announced the news in an Instagram post. She showed off her passion for gaming as she was pictured holding a Nintendo Switch and a copy of Pokemon Shield.
“Gaming has always been a huge part of my life, and I can’t wait to share that passion with my millions of fans on Facebook Gaming,” Rousey said about the announcement. “Through my streams, people can hang out with the real me, not the ‘character’ version of myself they’re used to seeing, though the ‘Rowdy One’ can’t always be contained!”

What do you guys think about getting to see a more personal side of some of our favorite celebs and pro wrestlers? ALL

Gaming News

Sony reportedly battling to keep PlayStation 5 price down 
Sony is struggling to land on a price for its upcoming PlayStation 5 console, according to a new report by Bloomberg, with component shortages potentially pushing the MSRP beyond that of the PS4. The bill of materials is said to be at around $450 right now, compared to IHS Markit’s estimate of $381 for the PS4, which sold for $399 upon its release in 2013.
Unless Sony is willing to sell the PS5 at a loss, a $450 build cost would make the new console significantly more expensive than Sony’s current $399 PS4 Pro, which is often discounted to as low as $299.

Tighe What impact do you think this is going to have overall on the sales? What about vs someone making a decision to move to pc?

IRS backtracks on whether video game currencies are taxable 
On Wednesday, the IRS quietly changed a provision on its website that said transactions of virtual currency like Fortnite’s V-bucks were taxable and may have to be reported on tax returns
The provision had been on the IRS’s website since at least October,  bitcoin, Ether, Roblox (likely referring to Robux from the game Roblox), and V-bucks are listed as specific examples of a “convertible virtual currency.” The IRS defines a convertible virtual currency as one that has an equivalent value to or acts as a substitute for real currency. The IRS’s website now only lists bitcoin as an example of a convertible virtual currency.
Despite being removed from the IRS’s websites, there was some confusion about whether they needed to be reported because the IRS hadn’t explicitly exempted them.

How do you feel about the potential of having to report in game currencies on your taxes Stump?

Sources: YouTube's Deal With Activision Blizzard Valued At $160M
YouTube’s media-rights deal with Activision Blizzard Esports is valued at around $160M USD over three years, according to people briefed on the terms of pact
The previous deal that Activision Blizzard had for just the Overwatch League (OWL)  was reportedly valued at $90M total over two years.
in the broader tech war between Amazon and Google, this deal is a significant one both because of what it means on the esports side as well as the cloud services side, of which Amazon’s AWS also is a major player. 

Foxx from a tech perspective what do you think this means for these cloud services?

Entertainment News

'The Batman' Offers First Glimpse at Robert Pattinson in Costume
The first glimpse at Robert Pattinson as The Dark Knight has arrived, with filmmaker Matt Reeves sharing a camera test of Pattinson in costume for The Batman on Thursday afternoon.
In recent years, filmmakers have often shared first-looks at anticipated characters while films were still in production. In September 2018, Joker filmmaker Todd Phillips shared a look at Joaquin Phoenix in his full makeup a full year before the year opened. Such reveals are particularly attractive to filmmakers whose projects are shooting outdoors, where bystanders or paparazzi might snap photos before an official look of the character is released.
LETS TAKE A LOOKVIDEO CUE

What do you think of the new look? Stump.

Exclusive: New 'Batman: The Animated Series' tie-in comic coming to DC in April
DC Comics is launching a new six-issue miniseries called Batman: The Adventures Continue in April. Set in the world of the beloved show, the digital-first series is written by the show’s producers Paul Dini and Alan Burnett and illustrated by Ty Templeton
For many people, the Emmy-award winning Batman: The Animated Series is the definitive adaptation of the Dark Knight. Over the course of 85 episodes, Dini, Burnett, and Bruce Timm produced mature and emotional stories that not only streamlined the Caped Crusader’s mythology but also introduced new elements into it that eventually made their way to the pages of DC Comics, like Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya.
Batman: The Adventures Continue is part of an initiative to introduce new characters into DC Collectibles’ Batman: The Animated Series line of toys, with Templeton designing these new additions in Timm’s style. So, the comic will feature many familiar faces from the DC Animated Universe like Superman and Lex Luthor and some that never appeared in that world until now, like Jason Todd.

What do you think of their plan here and do you think this will spin up another Batman Animated Series? Tighe

Rick Moranis To Return To 'Honey, I Shrunk' Series in New Film 
if you grew up in 1980s or 1990s and didn’t watch any of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids movies franchise did you have a childhood?
Rick Moranis, whose last acting appearance was in the 1997 sequel Honey,We Shrunk Ourselves — until now!
The latest instalment in the series, currently entitled Shrunk, will see Moranis reprise the role of Wayne Szalisnki, with Josh Gad starring as the son of his character.

How hyped are you for the return of The Nerd King himself? Do you think we will see him bring back his other iconic character Bob Mckenzie? RedFoxx

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