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YouTube to Acquire Twitch

by Bryan Rose - May 18, 2014, 11:46 pm EDT
Total comments: 11 Source: Variety

The videogame-streaming site will be the latest to enter the Google fold.

YouTube, owned by Google, is set to acquire videogame-streaming site Twitch.

Variety reports that the $1 billion dollar acquisition is expected to be announced soon, sources within the merger are saying. U.S. regulators within the Justice Department are expected to challenge the deal as YouTube's status as the top platform for videos online brings to question anti-competitive issues online.

Both YouTube and Twitch have not commented on the reports.

Talkback

ShayminDonald Theriault, News EditorMay 19, 2014

The veeps in charge will soon be at large.

OblivionMay 19, 2014

Not thrilled about this. I use Twitch on a daily basis and I really don't want to join Google+ to use it.

nickmitchMay 19, 2014

YouTube Plays Pokemon just doesn't have the same ring to it.

nickmitchMay 19, 2014

And I don't think this merger will be blocked, even though it kinda should be.  US Gov doesn't really know how the internet works.

OblivionMay 19, 2014

Quote from: nickmitch

And I don't think this merger will be blocked, even though it kinda should be.  US Gov doesn't really know how the internet works.

That's hilarious. They know how it works better than we do. Just not social media and video services.

OblivionMay 19, 2014

Quote from: Oblivion

Quote from: nickmitch

And I don't think this merger will be blocked, even though it kinda should be.  US Gov doesn't really know how the internet works.

That's hilarious. They know how it works better than we do. Just not social media and video services.

ShyGuyMay 19, 2014

Wow, I thought AT&T buying DirecTV was going to be the big merger of the day.

NWR_insanolordJ.P. Corbran, Community ManagerMay 19, 2014

Quote from: nickmitch

And I don't think this merger will be blocked, even though it kinda should be.  US Gov doesn't really know how the internet works.

If they're not blocking Comcast-Time Warner they wouldn't even consider blocking this for a second.

Mop it upMay 19, 2014

The name didn't sound immediately familiar, but is this that site where a buncha people played Pokemon by typing in inputs?

ShayminDonald Theriault, News EditorMay 19, 2014

Yes it is.

I can't wait to have to log in with my Google account to Start9. This won't happen due to the de-emphasis of Google+

pokepal148Spencer Johnson, Contributing WriterMay 27, 2014

Does this mean twitch will be functional on mobile because that's an improvement right there.

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