Marcel “MontanaBlack“ Eris (34) is one of the most successful German streamers on Twitch. However, he has been dissatisfied with his streaming home for quite some time and has already threatened to withdraw from the platform. In December, his project is set to launch on the streaming service Joyn.
What kind of project is this? With “Get Away”, MontanaBlack gets his own show on the streaming platform Joyn: Joyn is a joint project of several media companies, including the channels ProSieben and Sat 1. Advertising is ubiquitous when watching one of the channels.
In addition to the media libraries of individual TV channels, Joyn has its own productions. This is not the first project for the streaming platform with a streamer: In July, “Knossis Kingdom” with the German entertainer Jens “Knossi” Knossalla was already broadcast there.
MontanaBlack hosts Influencer Prison
What is the show with MontanaBlack about? “Get Away” is supposed to be an escape show. In a decommissioned prison, some of the biggest German influencers will have to face individual and team challenges to escape from prison in the end.
MontanaBlack is expected to serve as host and accomplice alongside ProSieben moderator Steven Gätjen (e.g., Joko & Klaas against ProSieben). He will likely assist or hinder the participants in their escape attempts.
The grand finale is expected to feature a “particularly surprising challenge”.
Included is the streamer who replaced him as German number 1
Who are the participants? 4 German influencers will compete against each other in Get Away. Among them are some of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany:
- Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich (almost 1.3 million followers on Twitch)
- Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler (about 3.21 million followers on Twitch)
- Jens “Knossi” Knossala (about 2.1 million followers on Twitch)
- Kayla Shyx (727,000 subscribers on YouTube)
When will the show air? Get Away is supposed to be a live show and will be broadcast on December 11 at 6:00 PM on Joyn. A page for the show has not yet been created, but it can be assumed that Get Away will be free to watch.
Actually, MontanaBlack has wanted to leave Twitch for years
Why is MontanaBlack dissatisfied with Twitch? In a talk with YouTuber Staiy, MontanaBlack spoke in September 2022 about his dissatisfaction with his streaming home. There are 3 things in particular that bother the streamer about Twitch:
- In the past, MontanaBlack had repeated trouble with Twitch for violating the platform’s strict rules on sexual topics. After he wanted to give young men advice in a “cool sex talk” in November, Twitch even threatened him with a permanent ban if he drew attention to himself with sexual topics again.
- MontanaBlack was long the biggest German streamer on Twitch, even one of the biggest worldwide. However, Twitch withdrew after negotiating with him for half a year for an exclusive contract.
- Twitch is becoming less lucrative for big streamers. Some of the changes the platform has made over the past months do not suit MontanaBlack at all. Among other things, the share of streamers in the revenues from paid subscriptions has been reduced.
Actually, he would have left Twitch a long time ago, says MontanaBlack. But the competition simply hasn’t been there or has shown no interest in him.
Currently, Joyn is probably not a real competitor for the streaming giant Twitch. However, it is evident that MontanaBlack is eyeing alternative providers. Perhaps he also hopes to make Twitch reconsider the exclusivity contract.
Get Away is not MontanaBlack’s first appearance on television. Already in early November, he was with Trymacs and Knossi at the Wok-WM 2022 on ProSieben and landed there in a disappointing 8th place. However, in retrospect, that was not what upset him the most about the show:
