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Twitch Hires Former Facebook and YouTube Exec to Advocate for Underrepresented Creators

Twitch Hires Former Facebook and YouTube Exec to Advocate for Underrepresented Creators

BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital As global head of strategic programs and culture, Kendra Desrosiers will develop programs to highlight new voices, as well as oversee initiatives based on social impact and strengthen Twitch's reach within colleges and universities.  Twitch said Wednesday that Kendra Desrosiers has been appointed global head of strategic programs and culture. In the role, Desrosiers, a former marketing executive at Meta (formerly Facebook) who led media partnerships and strategies for a host of media products aimed at empowering artists, will advocate for underrepresented creators and develop programs to highlight their voices, as well…
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Twitch Hires Instagram’s Constance Knight as VP Global Creators

Twitch Hires Instagram’s Constance Knight as VP Global Creators

BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The executive was most recently the global head of video curation for short-form content at Instagram. Twitch has tapped Instagram’s Constance Knight to become the live streaming platform’s vice president of global creators, the company said on Tuesday. Knight, who started her new role at Twitch on Monday, was most recently Instagram’s global head of video curation, where she was focused on short-form content. Prior to joining Instagram, Knight spent over nine years at YouTube, leading content programs and partnerships for YouTube’s creator communities. At Twitch, Knight will be focused on supporting diverse…
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