BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:ABRI Lunch Seminar Dominik Gutt METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260113T120000 DTEND:20260113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260113T120000 UID:abri-lunch-seminar-dominik-gut@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260824T175611 LOCATION:VU Main Building, 1105, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:ABRI Lunch Seminar Dominik Gutt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are happy to invi te you to the ABRI Lunch Seminar The Effect of Superstar Absence on C ontent Production: Evidence from Live-Video Streaming by prof. Domini k Gutt (School of Business and Economics, RWTH Aachen University) org anized by ABRI and the KIN Center for Digital Innovation.

The seminar will take place on Tuesday, January 13th, from 12:00 to 1 3:00 (HG-07A36). 

This is a lunch seminar; please register your attendance by accepting/declining your invitation by Friday, Ja nuary 9th, at 10 AM at the latest (for catering).

Abst ract
Multi-sided platforms are frequently reliant on the existence of a few “superstar” content creators who attract outsi zed demand. Yet, our understanding of platform dynamics when such con tent creators disappear is only beginning to emerge. And while extant research suggests star departure can have depressive effects on resi dual content creators, such evidence is primarily reliant on those st ars deplatforming entirely, rather than simply being absent for any o f the plethora of reasons that habitually affect people (viz. sicknes s, personal travel, etc.).  In this work, we investigate the eff ect of such absences on supply-side content production in the online live-video streaming platform Twitch.tv. In doing so, we report the r esults of a study concerning the Fortnite superstar streamer Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins over 2018-2020. Exploiting Ninja’s tempor ary and unexpected absences from his streaming schedule, we find that residual streamers are more likely to supply content on these days a nd are also more likely to provide longer streams. We trace a down a demand vacuum capturing effect as the possible mechanism: Ninja’s a bsence leaves a demand vacuum behind that spurs residual streamers to provide more content to capture said demand. This work contributes t o our scholarly understanding of the competitive dynamics between sup erstars and residual platform complementors and carries meaningful pr actical implications for platform owners, streamers, and viewers.

DESCRIPTION: We are happy to invite you to the ABRI Lunch Seminar The Effect of Superstar Absence on Content Production: Evidence from Live -Video Streaming by prof. Dominik Gutt (School of Business and Econom ics, RWTH Aachen University) organized by ABRI and the KIN Center for Digital Innovation. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, January 13th, from 12:00 to 13:00 (HG-07A36). This is a lunch seminar; p lease register your attendance by accepting/declining your invitation by Friday, January 9th, at 10 AM at the latest (for catering).
Abstract
Multi-sided platforms are frequently r eliant on the existence of a few “superstar” content creators who attract outsized demand. Yet, our understanding of platform dynamics when such content creators disappear is only beginning to emerge. An d while extant research suggests star departure can have depressive e ffects on residual content creators, such evidence is primarily relia nt on those stars deplatforming entirely, rather than simply being ab sent for any of the plethora of reasons that habitually affect people (viz. sickness, personal travel, etc.).  In this work, we inves tigate the effect of such absences on supply-side content production in the online live-video streaming platform Twitch.tv. In doing so, w e report the results of a study concerning the Fortnite superstar str eamer Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins over 2018-2020. Exploiting Ni nja’s temporary and unexpected absences from his streaming schedule , we find that residual streamers are more likely to supply content o n these days and are also more likely to provide longer streams. We t race a down a demand vacuum capturing effect as the possible mechanis m: Ninja’s absence leaves a demand vacuum behind that spurs residua l streamers to provide more content to capture said demand. This work contributes to our scholarly understanding of the competitive dynami cs between superstars and residual platform complementors and carries meaningful practical implications for platform owners, streamers, an d viewers. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR