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Pioneering the
Creator-Led
Sports Simulcast

Pioneered the creator co-streaming format for Thursday Night Football on Twitch — reimagining live sports through real-time community interaction years before the industry caught on.

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Hours Watched
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YoY Viewership Growth
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Impressions
70-74%
Audience Interaction Rate
The Challenge

Sports Broadcasting Was Fundamentally Passive

1 No proven model for creator-led sports broadcasts. The format that would later become the Manningcast simply didn't exist yet — it needed to be invented.
2 Traditional sports media was entirely one-way. Fans watched with professional commentators, with no way to interact, participate, or shape the experience.
3 Twitch needed to prove sports could work on the platform. Demonstrating that live sports could thrive inside a creator ecosystem was essential for expansion beyond gaming.
4 The NFL partnership demanded results at scale. Working with the NFL and Amazon required a format that could deliver meaningful viewership, not just an experiment.
The Mandate
Prove that live sports could succeed on a creator-driven platform — and develop a new broadcast format blending traditional sports with interactive community experiences.
The Approach

Reimagining Sports Through Community.

The work started with one insight: fans didn't want a better broadcast — they wanted to watch with their people. That reshaped the entire format.

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Inventing the Creator Co-Stream
Pioneered the format where creators layered personality and community on top of the live broadcast. Fans watched inside live chat with authentic, conversational commentary.
Content & Creator Marketing →
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Scaling the Creator Ecosystem
Built a program integrating 21 creators and 200+ streams across the NFL season. Expanded to include Spanish and German broadcasters and professional athlete guest co-streams.
Go-to-Market Strategy →
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Full-Funnel Marketing Engine
Built campaigns across owned channels and paid media driving 128M+ impressions and 581K clicks. Front page, push, email, search, social, and programmatic all coordinated per game.
Integrated Marketing →
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Interactive Viewing Mechanics
Integrated Twitch-native features — real-time chat, prediction extensions tied to gameplay, and community participation mechanics — driving 70-74% audience interaction rates.
Growth & Lifecycle Marketing →
The Results

The Numbers Tell the Story

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Total Hours Watched
3.3 million hours of Thursday Night Football watched in a single season on Twitch, demonstrating massive demand for interactive sports viewing.
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YoY Viewership Growth
Year-over-year growth in hours watched, proving the format was gaining momentum and building a loyal audience each season.
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Impressions Generated
Marketing campaigns drove 128M+ impressions with 581K clicks and 1.1M hours watched attributed to marketing channels across the season.
70-74%
Audience Interaction Rate
Prediction extensions alone drove 70-74% interaction rates — far exceeding engagement in any traditional sports broadcast format.
The Impact

From Strategy to Playbook

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The creator co-stream format invented for Thursday Night Football on Twitch became the blueprint for interactive sports broadcasting — a model now replicated across the industry by ESPN, the NFL, and major sports properties. Years before the Manningcast normalized the idea, this program proved it could work at scale.

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