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VIP Gaming Lounge Coming to The Big House
(Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 2018) Screenwave Media (http://www.screenwavemedia.com), is a creator-driven multi-channel network, publisher, & influencer agency for video games and pop culture. Ryan Schott, CEO & co-founder is excited to announce The VIP Gaming Lounge, an amenities/esports playing area, to The Big House event series, from Oct. 5 – Oct. 7th, 2018 in Detroit, MI.…
Screenwave Media Updates!
Hey everybody! It’s been a while since we’ve updated our official blog. We’ve been really busy in the offices leading up to and coming out of Toomanygames, so we felt it was time for an update. I should also take this opportunity to introduce myself — I’m Ian, the new community manager here at Screenwave…
Building Your Community Tab on YouTube
The community tab brings a more personalized interaction hub to your subscribers and viewers. When you use this feature, your subscribers will be able to see your posts in their feeds as they’re scrolling through YouTube. We encourage creators to take advantage of the community tab to highlight behind the scene pictures, footage, and more…
Family Content: YouTube Platform Changes
It is no surprise that YouTube is moving toward stricter community guidelines for content that is targeting families and kids in response to inappropriate content being filtered into the YouTube Kids app and advertisers leaving the platform. There are different consequences for community vs. Ad policies, but they are both making an impact on family…
Channel Removal & Demonetization: YouTube Platform Changes
Channels on YouTube are seeing channel and content removal and/or demonetization. We have observed a few of these side effects of the rapid YouTube platform changes since late 2017. The changes were initiated due to the yellow monetization guidelines prompted by inappropriate content being filtered into the YouTube Kids app and advertisers leaving the platform,…
YouTube Service Issues Related to YouTube Partner Program Changes (YPP)
Update: 02/21/2018 4 pm EST: The service issues on YouTube earlier today are fixed! Most channels are able to upload, monetize, and use all features as normal. MCN backend features are also fixed. YouTube is rolling out the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) changes to the platform today. Because of these changes, many YouTube features are…
YouTube Partner Program Changes
Greetings, everyone! YouTube announced a new policy where channels under 1,000 subs and 4,000 watch hours (240,000 watch minutes) will be removed from the YouTube Partner Program (YTPP). This replaces the recently enacted policy of required 10,000 lifetime views before joining the YTPP. If you are part of an MCN (Multi-Channel Network), you are generally required…
Fans Can Now Power Your YouTube Channel with Sponsorships
Earlier this week, YouTube launched a new program for gaming creators known as sponsorships. Those familiar with subscriptions on Twitch TV will feel right at home with this new feature, now available for your YouTube channel. In similar fashion, fans can now sponsor a channel for $4.99 per month (with varying rates for those outside…
Looking to Stream Use Your Words? Play on ‘Let’s Play Mode’
Screenwave Media has an update on Use Your Words! If you’ve received one of our Steam/PC codes and are looking to stream yourself playing Use Your Words or want to post coverage of it on YouTube, there’s an additional step you should take. When you first turn on the game, we recommend you capturing footage…
Review Codes Available for Use Your Words!
Today at Screenwave Media, we’ve announced that we are giving away Use Your Words Steam/PC codes! Whether you’re a Twitch streamer, YouTube creator, or gaming press, we are excited for you to try out Use Your Words and share it with your viewers. For the past two years, veteran game developer Julian Spillane and YouTube…