Facebook Taking on Twitch & YouTube Gaming

Facebook is jumping into the streaming pool by creating a new program for game streamers which will enable them to earn a money, much like Twitch and YouTube

The company said due to encouraging results seen from gaming creators livestreaming, it decided to provide an incentive to bring more gaming creators to the platform.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=”14″] There’s a lot of work to be done, but we’re committed to building the fundamental architecture that gaming creators need to be successful, starting with foundational elements like enabling all creators in the program to livestream in 1080p/60fps. Most of all, with each new feature we add for gaming video, we’re committed to building it alongside our creators hand-in-hand.

To that end, many gaming creators monetize their videos directly from the support of their passionate fans, and we’re actively exploring ways for fans to back their favorite gaming creators via payments during select livestreams on Facebook.com. Based on the results of our initial tests, we’ll expand our fan support monetization initiatives to more gaming creators, including participants in our initial pilot program. If you’re a gaming creator or an aspiring gaming creator interested in growing your community in new ways, we’d love to hear from you. [/perfectpullquote]

You can read the full announcement HERE