Twitch announced the Twitch Partner Spotlight program, aimed at shining a light on the massive array of awesome Twitch partners, regardless of size, and giving them a chance to showcase their broadcasting talents with a wider audience!

How does it work?
Every week on the Twitch Weekly show, they are going to announce a new Partner spotlight for the upcoming week, during which time that Partner will receive not only the Twitch Weekly shout out, but an official mention on their social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Google+) and have a high likelihood of receiving premium placement on the front page of the site (pictured below) whenever they’re live during that week.

Here’s an example of what the Twitch front page looks like when a partner gets spotlighted using Absnerdity, our very first Twitch Partner Spotlight pick.

I’m a broadcaster – how do I get chosen?
With over a million broadcasters streaming, Twitch will be hard at work finding the hidden gems and rising stars that they think could best retain some of the growth that this increase in exposure would bring. Twitch’s Partnerships team will look at stats like chat activity, follower retention during spikes/raids, frequency and consistency of broadcasts, and a bunch of other behind the scenes stats before making their recommendation. The best advice, they are giving, is just to keep putting on the best possible broadcast experience for your followers and let the rest flow from there.

If you want to highlight something interesting or unique about your stream, feel free to send your info in a Twitch PM (better yet, include a 60-90 second video explaining your stream and it might be played on Twitch Weekly!) to the Twitch users “Twitch” or “TwitchWeekly“.

I’m not a broadcaster – what does this mean for me?
Twitch hopes that this is not only a beneficial program for broadcasters – who have a shot at really growing their audience – but to viewers as well, who may stumble upon an amazing, entertaining streamer they never would have found otherwise. So keep your eye out for the “Partner Spotlight” icon when you visit Twitch and you may just find a new favorite broadcaster!