YouTube to Double Down on Live Streaming With Twitch
 

YouTube to Double Down on Live Streaming With Twitch
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YouTube's acquisition of live streaming video platform Twitch for $1 billion is all but confirmed. Users can log onto Twitch to watch other users play video games — which may provoke the question, who would want to watch someone else play video games?

See also: Twitch Changes the Mobile Game With Live Streaming


As it turns out, a lot of people. More than 1 million gamers broadcast on Twitch each month through Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and their computers; more than 45 million people log on to watch each month. Since its founding in 2011, Twitch has raised more than $35 million in funding. Read more...

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