Next year Twitch is launching its very own reality show. Called Stream On, the show will be an American Idol-style competition, only instead of would-be pop stars, it will star aspiring streamers. Twitch describes it as a game show, where “contestants will face challenges designed to test important streamer skills, and be evaluated by a panel of Twitch judges.”
Contestants will stream from their own homes, and since it’s on Twitch, the show will also feature a bit of audience participation; Twitch says viewers will play “an important role” in determining who advances through the competition. Twitch says the show will only be open to those in its “partnership program” — which includes at least a few questionable choices — and contestants...
