Twitch Prime ditches ad-free viewing as it woos YouTube creators

Get the Full StoryWatching Twitch without ads now requires a 9 per month Turbo subscription.

Watching people play Fortnite on Twitch will soon involve exposure to advertising even if you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber. Amazon is removing universal ad-free viewing as a Prime perk, a change which will take effect on September 14 for new subscribers, on October 14 for existing monthly subscribers, and after the next billing cycle for annual subscribers. Subscribers to Twitch Prime as Twitch brands its Amazon Prime benefits can still choose a single creator’s channel for ad-free viewing, but removing the ads across all channels will require a separate 9 per month Twitch Turbo subscription.Read Full Story

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