YouTube announced it will be holding a “Philippines Creator Day: Gaming” on Friday, July 2, a 2.5-hour session which will cover topics about gaming and livestreaming opportunities, strategies, and best practices.

Some of the figures who will speak include digital talents agency Bent Pixels Asia, and Collab Asia, an influencer network in the Asia-Pacific region. Q&A sessions will be conducted with gaming creators Gloco from the Philippines and Muselk from Australia.

The stream starts at 2 pm on the YouTube Space channel.

“The gaming segment in the Philippines has shown a tremendous growth in the past year with watch time of strategy game videos more than tripling in June 2020 compared to the previous year,” said Siddharth Srinivasan, head of YouTube content partnerships for Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines.

“Through the Philippines Creator Day: Gaming event, we seek to educate and inspire the gaming community at scale, foster new connections, and inspire the local Philippine gaming community.”

Training programs by Bent Pixels Asia and Collab Asia on building a community and a brand will also be launched. – Rappler.com