Last April, Samuel Etienne announced an important decision. The journalist and animator, whom the public can find in control of Questions for a champion (France 3) Since 2016, has chosen to put an end to its CDI with France Télévisions. The reason: his activity of streamer on Twitch, which he started in 2020 and which is now fully part of his daily life.
“I come out since I never talked about it. I have been on permanent contract all my life. As my content creator activity became more and more important, a few days ago, I took my freedom. I didn’t tell anyone. We discussed with France Télévisions, because certainly, I will always present questions for a champion, but I was still very busy“He explained in my professional life.
Samuel Etienne talks about his animator income and streamed
Despite his passion for stream and his desire to develop his activities on Twitch, Samuel Etienne does not want to leave Questions for a champion. Its remuneration system for the cult game has therefore simply evolved. “”In fact now, I charge my service to the production company, which is Fremantle, as I do for my other activities“He explained.
This Sunday, May 4, the journalist was invited to the show Media c On France 5. During the interview, Samuel Etienne spoke about his income as an animator, but also a content creator. “”I earn as much money on Twitch as on television. I also earn my life well. I won’t say how much“He said.
Samuel Etienne: he speaks on the distrust of young people with respect to traditional media
By launching on Twitch in 2020, Samuel Etienne went to meet a new audience, very different from that of Questions for a champion. On the streaming platform, the journalist addresses an audience that has “80% between 18 and 30 years old“. A situation that allows him to see the distrust of young French people with regard to traditional media.”They no longer consume them, wrongly because I think there are very beautiful things on radio and on TV. But this habit of consumption is no longer there, or has disappeared in favor of other consumption methods such as information-draft. It is illusory to bring young people back to TV or radio. But TV and radio players can invent new multiplatform formats, broadcast on television but also on YouTube and Twitch“.
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