Twitch’s Affiliate Program wants to help streamers make bank

Twitch today announced a new way for small-time streamers to make money playing video games: a new tier of partnership called the Affiliate Program. Until now, the only way to make money directly from streaming on Twitch was to become a Partner. Streamers partnered with Twitch enjoy a number of benefits, including access to the Cheers tipping system, Twitch’s new marketplace, and subscription services. Non-partnered streamers didn’t have any of those benefits, and the requirements f