Twitch's new Hype Chat has a 70/30 revenue split – Tubefilter.com

Twitch is introducing another revenue-generating chat tool for streamers. Its current creator monetization offerings include channel subscriptions (which start at $4.99 a month), donations/gifts (where viewers can give streamers straight-up cash), and cheering, which is done with an onsite currency called Bits. Now, Twitch is adding “Hype Chat,” where viewers can pay to have their chat messages pinned for specific periods of time. And, unlike those aforementioned monetization methods, Hype Chat has a revenue split of 70/30. (We’ll get into that more below.)Subscribe for daily Tubefilter Top StoriesSubscribe Streamers can set up various pricing tiers of Hype Chat messages, and “the duration, character count, and visual design of the pin will depend on how much a viewer spends,” Twitch says. “[H]igher value Hype Chats will stay at the top of chat longer, have longer allowed character counts, and have more standout designs.” Prices can range between $1 and $500, at streamers’ discretion. The highest minimum charge they can set is $100. Messages will be scanned by AutoMod, and if it detects banned words/phrases or other potentially harmful material, it won’t let the Hype Chat purchase be completed. If something were to slip through, streamers and their mods have the ability
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