{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a03823ed96fb200710aeecb7","clusterId":"c_6dd486faa3e570139a19cfed","slug":"zizai-to-end-liver-agency-i-live-operations-on-september-30-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"ZIZAI To End Liver Agency I-LIVE Operations On September 30, 2026","summary":"ZIZAI, the company behind the virtual live streaming app IRIAM, is ending its character-focused liver agency i-LIVE on September 30, 2026. The closure was announced on the agency's official X account. i-LIVE was established in 2019 and operated as an initiative to support the activities of its affiliated livers. The agency said it had fulfilled a certain role and thanked its livers and supporters. Future activities will differ for each liver.","whyItMatters":"The agency that ZIZAI built around IRIAM's early liver community is closing, with post-closure activities left to each liver to decide individually.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe closure was announced on i-LIVE\u0026#39;s official X account on September 30, 2026. The agency was set up in 2019 by ZIZAI, the company that runs IRIAM, a streaming app where listeners interact with livers through comments and gifts. In its statement, i-LIVE said it had fulfilled a certain role and thanked its affiliated livers and the people who supported them. It did not name a successor or a replacement program. Activities after the end of operations will differ for each liver, and the agency directed people to each liver\u0026#39;s social media and other channels for updates.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"I-LIVE closes on September 30, 2026, but its livers stay active on IRIAM under ZIZAI, which runs the app itself. The agency is the layer ending, not the streaming platform beneath it.","twitterPost":"I-LIVE ends in 2026, but its livers continue on IRIAM under ZIZAI. What closes is the agency layer, not the app.","threadsPost":"I-LIVE's closure on September 30, 2026 removes the agency layer, not the platform. Its livers remain on IRIAM, which ZIZAI itself operates, and ZIZAI says future activities will differ for each liver. The talent stays on a company-owned app while the support structure around them ends.","newsletterBlurb":"ZIZAI is ending operations for i-LIVE, the character-focused liver agency it established in 2019 alongside the IRIAM streaming app. The closure was announced on the agency's official X account on September 30, 2026, with i-LIVE saying it had fulfilled a certain role and thanking its affiliated livers and supporters. What each liver does next will vary, and the agency pointed to individual social media channels for updates.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"MoguLive\",\"url\":\"https://www.moguravr.com/i-live-service-end/\",\"title\":\"Liver Agency \\\"i-LIVE\\\" to End Operations on September 30, 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4214,"outputTokens":593,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790772264,"createdAt":"2026-09-30T12:38:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-30T12:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T12:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6dd486faa3e570139a19cfed","canonicalTitle":"ライバー事務所「i-LIVE」2026年9月30日をもって運営終了","representativeArticleId":"a_6aec4814d8540fef22e8ffed","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"IRIAM\"],\"studios\":[\"ZIZAI\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T07:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T07:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T12:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"MoguLive","url":"https://www.moguravr.com/i-live-service-end/","title":"ライバー事務所「i-LIVE」2026年9月30日をもって運営終了"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["IRIAM"],"studios":["ZIZAI"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}