Beijing has announced that it is going to monitor the activity of minors on social networks and streaming platforms.

Streamers should deduct part of their revenue to the developers of the games they broadcast, according to Alex Hutchinson, creative director of Stadia Games and Entertainment. His statement provoked thousands of angry comments, and Google representatives hastily disavowed his statements.How did it all start?

Activision Blizzard and YouTube have signed a streaming deal. It gives the latter exclusive rights to broadcast the publisher’s esports matches. These rights used to belong to Twitch.

The future is closer than we thought. Microsoft has officially introduced Project xCloud. This is a service that will allow you to play Xbox One products on a large number of platforms, including mobile devices. The announcement took place a couple of days after the test launch of the streaming solution from Google.

Google is ready to change PC gaming. The company has officially announced a streaming service Project Stream, which will allow you to play high-performance projects directly in the Chrome browser.

The main page of the Twitch streaming platform will begin displaying the Twitch Pulse social stream from clips and broadcast recordings.

The YouTube service will not allow placing advertisements in videos with an emphasis on game violence.

ESforce Holding, which received $100 million of investments from businessman Alisher Usmanov’s USM Holding company, launched the streaming service Looch TV.

The head of the streaming division of the publisher Devolver Digital, JM Specht, explained how a game project can benefit from streams and letsplays.

The VKontakte social network allowed all users to broadcast from desktop computers and mobile devices .

The German State Commission for Admission and Supervision has obliged streamers to purchase broadcast licenses.

The YouTube platform has introduced restrictions on the monetization of channels with less than 10 thousand views.

The creator of Monkey Island, Ron Gilbert, told how you can encourage gamers to buy games thanks to gameplay streams.

Streaming platform Live.me announced the ability to stream games and videos from smartphones and tablets.

The Facebook social network allowed users to broadcast from laptops and desktop PCs.

The social network Twitter, in partnership with Electronic Sports League (ESL) and the organizer of esports competitions DreamHack, will conduct video clips from the competitions.

Video streaming service Twitch will start selling games and game content this spring. Viewers will be able to buy games directly during the broadcasts of their gameplay.

Startup 1APP is developing OneOS, a cloud–based operating system that runs any application, including games, without installation.

A showcase for video game broadcasts has appeared on the Odnoklassniki social network.