Twitch will stream the Comey hearing to kick off a dedicated News channel

Twitch is staging its second "interactive public service experiment" on Thursday morning, using the U.S. Senate as a backdrop.

When former FBI director James Comey sits with the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions about his private conversations with Donald Trump, he'll be doing so in front of a live Twitch audience. It's far from the only way to tune in for the hearing, but it is the destination with the most potential for toxic live chat.

So there's that?

Comey's hearing will serve as the kickoff for a just-launched "News" channel, which is described in the official blurb as a destination dedicated to capturing "bi-partisan landmark events." I'll look at whether or not that's actually a good idea momentarily. Read more...