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Tencent is a Chinese tech conglomerate who has been sweeping up businesses across the globe. They started out running some kind of "MSN messenger" counterpart, called "Tencent QQ". It has a rather cute and defining penguin mascot. It's pretty much iconic in China, they sell plushy merchandise.
Tencent is known in China for censorship, plagiarism, and grifting.
(The full list is way too long)
While Kims over in Korea invented the "free to play, pay to win" model, epitomising capitalist greed and gullible gamers, Tencent (and later the Japanese) mastered this skill. Notable Korean games that Tencent owns are "CF, CrossFire" notorious for their expensive shitty pixel guns, and "DNF, Dungeon and Fighters" which is a huge p2w shekel-grub.
Meet their CEO, Pony Ma. He is a twink, and not related to Jack Ma.
(Your problem can be solved with in-game purchases)
Let's take a look at trovo.
Their website: https://trovo.live/
(I think Andy's thread should be moved to this subforum now, he is basically the Gunt's little whipped bitch)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trovolive
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trovolive
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trovoai/
Trovo's community guidelines: https://trovo.live/support?topicid=105C2EFB3F987413/D0E7D4A40B2DBFDE
These guidelines are honestly quite standard and expected, as shitty as they are. They forbid botting, they don't like naughty speech, and they have a dresscode. Thots are well patrolled.
Trovo has a grift program: https://cdn.trovo.live/page/events.html?eventid=5ef172501014a876bc56cce0
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Tencent invested $30 million into this website.
The short article mentions the investment and partnership programs. Notably, the platform was called "Madcat" prior to Tencent's heavy involvement. In their terms and services, they do mention Tencent Holdings, and their HQ is situated at Tencent's American HQ. So Tencent owns them.
This article claims their HQ is in Palo Alto, California. So where is Tencent Holdings' HQ?
(From their website http://www.exploretencent.com/explore/)
2747 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Their new location is a nice and shiny office block. I quite like the older American building up there.
It's fair to say Trovo is not only owned, but also ran by Tencent's American branch.
Another article mentions Tencent's direct involvement and inception of the streaming website.
Trovo seems rather desperate to not be associated with Tencent, likely due to differing internet culture in the East and the West. Requiring an ID to access online services such as gaming is not just accepted, but considered good and the norm in Asia. A decade ago, Korea utilised some sort of ID for registering. Many in China didn't like how Tencent ran those Korean games with their extreme P2W models. People resorted to the Korean server, but rarely does anyone manage to get in due to their ID verification process. In short, an ID that is bundled to one's real identity is required for many of these games. It's that fucking stupid. There have been cases where the ID holder got into trouble because he gave away, or registered an account for someone outside of Korea. Before a full takeover of Section 230 and massive cultivation among the youth from politicians, people in the west commonly loathe the idea of "internet loisences". The ones that usually want such a system are retarded lefties and fascists.
Can't blame them. They don't want to be associated with their Chinese counterpart who must cuck to the CPC and moderate their platforms to the brim. Not at all optimistic though, the western tech giants are doing a fucking good job at providing arguments for further regulation of the internet, even though they pretend they care, despite being the ultimate beneficiaries.
My guess is, they probably won't care too much unless the Gunt explicitly bashes the CPC or gets involved in another Capitol shitshow which is optically fucked. Let's see how much they care about topics on that big nosed tribe.
Either way, sweep it up gaydur.
Tencent is known in China for censorship, plagiarism, and grifting.
(The full list is way too long)
While Kims over in Korea invented the "free to play, pay to win" model, epitomising capitalist greed and gullible gamers, Tencent (and later the Japanese) mastered this skill. Notable Korean games that Tencent owns are "CF, CrossFire" notorious for their expensive shitty pixel guns, and "DNF, Dungeon and Fighters" which is a huge p2w shekel-grub.
Meet their CEO, Pony Ma. He is a twink, and not related to Jack Ma.
(Your problem can be solved with in-game purchases)
Let's take a look at trovo.
Their website: https://trovo.live/
(I think Andy's thread should be moved to this subforum now, he is basically the Gunt's little whipped bitch)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trovolive
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trovolive
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trovoai/
Trovo's community guidelines: https://trovo.live/support?topicid=105C2EFB3F987413/D0E7D4A40B2DBFDE
These guidelines are honestly quite standard and expected, as shitty as they are. They forbid botting, they don't like naughty speech, and they have a dresscode. Thots are well patrolled.
Trovo has a grift program: https://cdn.trovo.live/page/events.html?eventid=5ef172501014a876bc56cce0
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Hello Trovers!
Yes, it's that time.....Trovo’s partnership program is officially preparing to go live!
Without further ado, let’s jump right into it. The Trovo 500 program, Trovo’s initial partner program, will be starting in July 2020! The Trovo 500 program will be rewarding streamers, small and large, a total of $30,000,000 until the end of 2021. Yes, you read that right, THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS over the course of the next 18 months! We understand how difficult it is to rebuild on an entirely new platform and this is a burden we don't want you to carry alone. Trovo strongly believes that monetization opportunities should be available to all streamers dedicated to making live streaming their career and we’re committed to helping support creators that support Trovo along the way!
The rewards system will be split into five different groups based on a tiered ranking system. Within each group there will also be a numerical ranking system to let you know how far you are from ranking up or down into the next category. These tiered groups and numerical ranks may be expanded in subsequent months and rewards pools may also increase to accommodate program expansion into the end of year. There will be different ways to meet tiered group requirements. You can stream to more viewers to increase watch hours, stream longer durations to increase watch hours, as well as stream to more viewers for a longer duration to significantly increase watch hours. Creators in the process of building a larger community will have the potential to monetize by streaming longer durations. Creators with followings on other platforms will also have the potential to monetize for helping Trovo grow by introducing their audience to Trovo.
How to participate in Trovo 500
Selection criteria will be reviewed based on viewership, stream quality, content relevance, and willingness to help grow the Trovo community! If you believe you meet the above criteria, have streamed at least once on Trovo, have 50+ followers, and accumulated a minimum amount of watch hours to be placed in the Silver group tier or higher, you are welcome to submit an application, Trovo 500 invitations will also be sent out on a monthly basis if we believe you meet the qualifying criteria.
Base Incentives + Bonus
Creators in each group will receive full base incentives on condition of reaching the minimum watch hour targets of each month. Bonuses will be awarded to twenty percent of creators in each group based on highest ranking and highest growth rate. Each following months group watch hour targets, base incentives, and bonuses will be released approximately one to two weeks prior to the beginning of the next month. Trovo reserves the right to exclude and or rescind participation in the Trovo 500 program if we suspect foul play, ToS violations, or if a creator reflects inappropriate behavior.
FAQ:
Q: Do I have to exclusively stream on Trovo to participate in Trovo 500?
A: Multi-streaming, exclusively on Trovo, or splitting time between platforms, are all okay! We welcome all!
Q: What happens if the Trovo 500 program is full?
A: Trovo 500 program may introduce new groups as well as expand existing groups to increase the amount of participants to accommodate growing interest.
Q: Are there growth opportunities if I’m consistently holding a top rank?
A: Creators who consistently rank top in the program may be invited to a special tier. This opportunity will help to open up slots in the existing Trovo 500 program as well allowing new entrants.
Q: What are “watch hours”?
A: Watch hours is defined as your average concurrent viewership multiplied by your total stream time each stream (ACU x stream hours each stream). To help simplify this calculation, your “watch hours” can be viewed in your creator studio dashboard.
Q: What happens if i’m in the Trovo 500 program but I don’t complete the required stream days and hours?
A: Your base incentive will first be pro-rated based on how many of the required stream days you have completed.
I.E. - You only complete ⅞ of the required stream days.This will result in a 87.5% base incentive eligibility.
Next, your watch hours will be evaluated and if the number is below the target for your group, your 87.5% base incentive will again be pro-rated based on your total watch hours divided by the target watch hours.
Q: Can I still receive the bonus if I’m missing watch hours or stream days?
A: You are not eligible for the bonus if you don’t complete all the requirements.
Q: When will I be paid out my rewards?
A: You will receive your rewards within a maximum of 45 days after the conclusion of the month. All participants, rankings, hours, and viewership will be reviewed during this period to ensure competitive fairness.
Q: If I meet the basic requirements including watch hours for Silver group tier, will I be guaranteed an invite in the Trovo 500 program?
A: You will have a high chance of being accepted if you meet these requirements but these are not the only evaluation criteria that you will be reviewed by. Stream quality, content relevance, and willingness to help grow the Trovo community are also important things we evaluate for Trovo 500 program participants.
Q: What happens if there are too many qualified creator in my group/tier?
A: Each group/tier has a maximum cap to the number of qualified participants. Creators will be ranked by watch hours until the maximum cap is reached, and the remainder will be placed into the next lower group. There may be some instances where we increase the cap for some groups that are extremely competitive.
Q: Will the Trovo 500 program end after 2020?
A: We plan to continue to reward creators as well as introduce new programs.
Q: How do I know which group I qualify for?
A: All invitations for the Trovo 500 will clearly state which group and tier you are placed in before the start of each month.
*Trovo owns the right to interpret the event rules and cancel anyone’s participation during the program.
Join Trovo's Official Discord Server-> https://discord.gg/rADV5EH
Yes, it's that time.....Trovo’s partnership program is officially preparing to go live!
Without further ado, let’s jump right into it. The Trovo 500 program, Trovo’s initial partner program, will be starting in July 2020! The Trovo 500 program will be rewarding streamers, small and large, a total of $30,000,000 until the end of 2021. Yes, you read that right, THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS over the course of the next 18 months! We understand how difficult it is to rebuild on an entirely new platform and this is a burden we don't want you to carry alone. Trovo strongly believes that monetization opportunities should be available to all streamers dedicated to making live streaming their career and we’re committed to helping support creators that support Trovo along the way!
The rewards system will be split into five different groups based on a tiered ranking system. Within each group there will also be a numerical ranking system to let you know how far you are from ranking up or down into the next category. These tiered groups and numerical ranks may be expanded in subsequent months and rewards pools may also increase to accommodate program expansion into the end of year. There will be different ways to meet tiered group requirements. You can stream to more viewers to increase watch hours, stream longer durations to increase watch hours, as well as stream to more viewers for a longer duration to significantly increase watch hours. Creators in the process of building a larger community will have the potential to monetize by streaming longer durations. Creators with followings on other platforms will also have the potential to monetize for helping Trovo grow by introducing their audience to Trovo.
How to participate in Trovo 500
Selection criteria will be reviewed based on viewership, stream quality, content relevance, and willingness to help grow the Trovo community! If you believe you meet the above criteria, have streamed at least once on Trovo, have 50+ followers, and accumulated a minimum amount of watch hours to be placed in the Silver group tier or higher, you are welcome to submit an application, Trovo 500 invitations will also be sent out on a monthly basis if we believe you meet the qualifying criteria.
Base Incentives + Bonus
Creators in each group will receive full base incentives on condition of reaching the minimum watch hour targets of each month. Bonuses will be awarded to twenty percent of creators in each group based on highest ranking and highest growth rate. Each following months group watch hour targets, base incentives, and bonuses will be released approximately one to two weeks prior to the beginning of the next month. Trovo reserves the right to exclude and or rescind participation in the Trovo 500 program if we suspect foul play, ToS violations, or if a creator reflects inappropriate behavior.
FAQ:
Q: Do I have to exclusively stream on Trovo to participate in Trovo 500?
A: Multi-streaming, exclusively on Trovo, or splitting time between platforms, are all okay! We welcome all!
Q: What happens if the Trovo 500 program is full?
A: Trovo 500 program may introduce new groups as well as expand existing groups to increase the amount of participants to accommodate growing interest.
Q: Are there growth opportunities if I’m consistently holding a top rank?
A: Creators who consistently rank top in the program may be invited to a special tier. This opportunity will help to open up slots in the existing Trovo 500 program as well allowing new entrants.
Q: What are “watch hours”?
A: Watch hours is defined as your average concurrent viewership multiplied by your total stream time each stream (ACU x stream hours each stream). To help simplify this calculation, your “watch hours” can be viewed in your creator studio dashboard.
Q: What happens if i’m in the Trovo 500 program but I don’t complete the required stream days and hours?
A: Your base incentive will first be pro-rated based on how many of the required stream days you have completed.
I.E. - You only complete ⅞ of the required stream days.This will result in a 87.5% base incentive eligibility.
Next, your watch hours will be evaluated and if the number is below the target for your group, your 87.5% base incentive will again be pro-rated based on your total watch hours divided by the target watch hours.
Q: Can I still receive the bonus if I’m missing watch hours or stream days?
A: You are not eligible for the bonus if you don’t complete all the requirements.
Q: When will I be paid out my rewards?
A: You will receive your rewards within a maximum of 45 days after the conclusion of the month. All participants, rankings, hours, and viewership will be reviewed during this period to ensure competitive fairness.
Q: If I meet the basic requirements including watch hours for Silver group tier, will I be guaranteed an invite in the Trovo 500 program?
A: You will have a high chance of being accepted if you meet these requirements but these are not the only evaluation criteria that you will be reviewed by. Stream quality, content relevance, and willingness to help grow the Trovo community are also important things we evaluate for Trovo 500 program participants.
Q: What happens if there are too many qualified creator in my group/tier?
A: Each group/tier has a maximum cap to the number of qualified participants. Creators will be ranked by watch hours until the maximum cap is reached, and the remainder will be placed into the next lower group. There may be some instances where we increase the cap for some groups that are extremely competitive.
Q: Will the Trovo 500 program end after 2020?
A: We plan to continue to reward creators as well as introduce new programs.
Q: How do I know which group I qualify for?
A: All invitations for the Trovo 500 will clearly state which group and tier you are placed in before the start of each month.
*Trovo owns the right to interpret the event rules and cancel anyone’s participation during the program.
Join Trovo's Official Discord Server-> https://discord.gg/rADV5EH
Tencent invested $30 million into this website.
The short article mentions the investment and partnership programs. Notably, the platform was called "Madcat" prior to Tencent's heavy involvement. In their terms and services, they do mention Tencent Holdings, and their HQ is situated at Tencent's American HQ. So Tencent owns them.
This article claims their HQ is in Palo Alto, California. So where is Tencent Holdings' HQ?
(From their website http://www.exploretencent.com/explore/)
2747 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Their new location is a nice and shiny office block. I quite like the older American building up there.
It's fair to say Trovo is not only owned, but also ran by Tencent's American branch.
Another article mentions Tencent's direct involvement and inception of the streaming website.
疫情带动宅经济，腾讯将趁势推出全球游戏直播平台Trovo Live，类似亚马逊(Amazon)在亚洲的Twitch。疫情爆发后，不少人被迫待在家防疫，游戏产业成为最大受惠者之一，这段日子以来Twitch在游戏直播平台称霸，2020年3~4月观看时数成长50%之多，甚至达到101%年成长率。
Twitch每月观看时数突破16.45亿小时，这让腾讯跃跃欲试，试图在亚洲推出类似服务，取代Twitch的霸主地位。
据消息，腾讯至少自从2020年3月就开始在美国“默默测试”移动串流平台，原本命名为Madcat，现在改名为Trovo Live，电玩直播主Bobbly Plays拥有45万YouTube订阅户，实际测试Trovo Live后觉得目前为止的感受不错。
腾讯持续大规模扩张在线串流事业，斥资2.35亿美元购并Huya，也同时购并Netflix在亚洲的头号劲敌iFlix。
Omdia报道指出，腾讯在国内的影音串流平台Tencent Video，2020年第1季有1.12亿名付费订户，iFlix每个月有2,500万名活跃使用者，但其中可能只有半数是付费订户，目前服务范围有马来西亚、菲律宾、印尼、泰国、斯里兰卡、文莱、马尔代夫、巴基斯坦、越南、缅甸、柬埔寨、尼泊尔和孟加拉，其中以印尼和背律宾的市场最大。
iFlix以在地化内容见长，想必可以扩充腾讯在海外市场的产品，帮助腾讯打入海外的市场，尤其是大有可为的印度、印尼、菲律宾和越南。
Twitch每月观看时数突破16.45亿小时，这让腾讯跃跃欲试，试图在亚洲推出类似服务，取代Twitch的霸主地位。
据消息，腾讯至少自从2020年3月就开始在美国“默默测试”移动串流平台，原本命名为Madcat，现在改名为Trovo Live，电玩直播主Bobbly Plays拥有45万YouTube订阅户，实际测试Trovo Live后觉得目前为止的感受不错。
腾讯持续大规模扩张在线串流事业，斥资2.35亿美元购并Huya，也同时购并Netflix在亚洲的头号劲敌iFlix。
Omdia报道指出，腾讯在国内的影音串流平台Tencent Video，2020年第1季有1.12亿名付费订户，iFlix每个月有2,500万名活跃使用者，但其中可能只有半数是付费订户，目前服务范围有马来西亚、菲律宾、印尼、泰国、斯里兰卡、文莱、马尔代夫、巴基斯坦、越南、缅甸、柬埔寨、尼泊尔和孟加拉，其中以印尼和背律宾的市场最大。
iFlix以在地化内容见长，想必可以扩充腾讯在海外市场的产品，帮助腾讯打入海外的市场，尤其是大有可为的印度、印尼、菲律宾和越南。
- Covid festered neet culture, gaming benefited greatly.
- Twitch growth in March-April of 2020 was 50%, and 101% in a year.
- 1.645 billion hours of watch time a month on twitch
- They started as Madcat, renamed to Trovo Live.
- Tencent has been sweeping up businesses globally. They also purchased Netflix's biggest competitor in Asia, iFlix.
- Some YouTube person is named with 450k subscribers, he thinks the website is neat.
Trovo seems rather desperate to not be associated with Tencent, likely due to differing internet culture in the East and the West. Requiring an ID to access online services such as gaming is not just accepted, but considered good and the norm in Asia. A decade ago, Korea utilised some sort of ID for registering. Many in China didn't like how Tencent ran those Korean games with their extreme P2W models. People resorted to the Korean server, but rarely does anyone manage to get in due to their ID verification process. In short, an ID that is bundled to one's real identity is required for many of these games. It's that fucking stupid. There have been cases where the ID holder got into trouble because he gave away, or registered an account for someone outside of Korea. Before a full takeover of Section 230 and massive cultivation among the youth from politicians, people in the west commonly loathe the idea of "internet loisences". The ones that usually want such a system are retarded lefties and fascists.
Can't blame them. They don't want to be associated with their Chinese counterpart who must cuck to the CPC and moderate their platforms to the brim. Not at all optimistic though, the western tech giants are doing a fucking good job at providing arguments for further regulation of the internet, even though they pretend they care, despite being the ultimate beneficiaries.
My guess is, they probably won't care too much unless the Gunt explicitly bashes the CPC or gets involved in another Capitol shitshow which is optically fucked. Let's see how much they care about topics on that big nosed tribe.
Either way, sweep it up gaydur.
