Trainwrecks explains why he had to turn down $1.2 million streaming deal Popular streamer Tyler \u2018Trainwreckstv\u2019 Niknam has explained why he was forced to turn down a massive $1.2 million streaming deal from another broadcasting company due to his agreement with Twitch. Jumping ship from Twitch is a hot topic, with streamers like Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins and Michael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek making the leap to Mixer, while Jeremy \u2018Disguised Toast\u2019 Wang confirmed he was joining Facebook Gaming on November 22. With so many platforms trying to lure creators away from Twitch, it comes as no surprise that Trainwrecks has received some major offers, including an eye-watering $1.2 million that he was forced to decline. While streaming an episode of his Scuffed podcast on November 28, Trainwrecks, alongside guests such as Andy Milonakis, Rod \u2018Slasher\u2019 Breslau, and PaymoneyWubby, started discussing Twitch\u2019s exclusivity policy when the streamer revealed the major deal he was forced to pass on. \u201cI got a deal from a Chinese company,\u201d Trainwrecks revealed. \u201cI\u2019m not going to say who. I got a deal from another streaming platform, and they offered me $1.2 million for a year, and they said I\u2019m allowed to stream on Twitch while I stream there, twice a week, for a year. I couldn\u2019t do it, I\u2019m exclusive to Twitch.\u201d He continued: \u201cThey literally said twice a week streams, and still stream on Twitch. I was thinking of doing no camera streams and not telling Twitch, but I can\u2019t because they want to keep me exclusive. At the same time, they don\u2019t want to back me, give me any deals. If they don\u2019t want to back me, and think I\u2019m too toxic or not brand-friendly, then take my exclusivity out.\u201d Unsurprisingly, many of the guests on the Scuffed podcast were stunned and telling the streamer to take the deal, but as he confirmed, his exclusivity deal with Twitch ensures he\u2019s legally unable to enter into another agreement with a rival platform \u2013 even if it doesn\u2019t operate in the region. Whether the streamer will remain with Twitch once his contract expires with them remains to be seen though, and it wouldn\u2019t be a huge shock to see him move like so many top streamers have done throughout 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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