

Streams have also been broadcast by professional players, including Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada and Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios.Streams have also received awards, with some receiving amounts of over $10,000. The broadcasts have been hosted by several well-known Twitch personalities, including Marijn Lybaert, Leffen, Adam 'GSLAX' Wiedergold, Ice and more. Twitch Stream Awards is a six-hour stream show that frequently features streams of various game events, including Super Smash Bros. Hidden features that were previously unavailable are also now unlocked, including the ability to change your stream name, publish your stream to YouTube/Twitch TV, and toggle your stream type to "Creative" or "Gaming". Additionally, Twitch introduced several new features in Ultra Viewer 2015, including the ability to select a custom avatar, create a gaming profile, stream in 4K resolution, share content to Twitter and Facebook, and queue up live streams. On July 6, 2015, changed to the now familiar "Live Streaming" tab.

In preparation for the launch of Ultra Viewer 2015, Twitch made a number of enhancements and changes to the service.
