I've had quite a few conversations with fellow Steemians regarding this very subject in the last few days. I guess to some nothing was lost, and up to a point, in a macro sense, I guess I agree. In the long run, nothing has been lost, and @dlive leaving is just another battle scar if anything.
I'm more than over it as they say, and ready to move forward on the specifics of a streaming platform. There is a new game in town,VIMM.tv, and already in Palnet we are experimenting with it. For it being so new, it looks pretty fantastic I must say.
If you got twenty minutes to kill you can visit it here - That should explain in detail my current position on the dynamics of these markets.