[Rumor] Google is buying Twitch for $1+ Billion in cash![Update2: MS almost beat Google to it]

[ChillieD0g]

why cant I copy an paste on here ? it wont let me

[theABCshop]

We can all hope it doesn't come to this...

[l3lackmoses]

We can all hope it doesn't come to this...

Im pretty sure we all realized hope is a bs concept after what the FCC did on Thursday

[ObeseWalrus]

Please let this be false.

 

Fri os fra det onde!

[Rafy]

Aaaaaand it's live!

[The Great Lord Mccodi]

*Streams GTA V, but accidentally leaves the car radio on*

THIS STREAM IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY

[Rafy]

Total Biscuit claims he knows nothing more than we do, video coming tomorrow: https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/sta...80358677413890

[TheGosuStandard]

Hahahaha "the copyright monsters" while yelling truth but funny.

[Rafy]

Apparently no deal has been done according to a WSJ reporter and they are still in talks. Full article by the WSJ is coming tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/RolfeWinkler/status/468180242343817217

[WinNut]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

DMCA here, DMCA there, DMCA EVERYWHERE!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

How will this affect @LinusTech and @Slick's WAN show, I wonder...

[NInety]

I'm not even mad that Google is buying it...... maybe it will be an improvement.

[Covalent]

Aaaaaand it's live!

Pretty much sums up my reasons for not wanting this to go through.

[AlexGoesHigh]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

DMCA here, DMCA there, DMCA EVERYWHERE!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

How will this affect @LinusTech and @Slick's WAN show, I wonder...

nothing, dmca mostly affect gamers and content creation guys, linus does products showcase and reviews, this won't affect them at all, neither on youtube or twitch

[TheGosuStandard]

I'm not even mad that Google is buying it...... maybe it will be an improvement.

How is that even true....

[BustinJustin]

I agree with Boogie. Google turns everything into shiznit. And not the good kind.

[Rafy]

Actual thoughts from Boogie

[pk-man]

if the deal goes through.......

 

"google+ required to chat"

"google+ required to view"

death of all let's play

someone please think of the camgirls

[jezza39]

If it happens, enjoy hours of adds on a 30 minute stream -__-

[SaulGoode91]

I like the idea of Twitch getting a solid infrastructure behind them, but, I am concerned about the safety of the content of the streamers. For many, streaming is their sole income, their career, and for something like content strikes to bring down channels (purely speculation of course I have no idea how the content would be handled) would be devastating to the streamers and the viewers. I would like to see YouTube say, "We are bringing them solid technology backing for their service, otherwise, they will operate as they always have." (Minus Google getting their cut of the revenue I'm sure.) I love the deal if it brings only improvements, but I can't imagine that happening.

[deafboy]

[xyza]

http://killscreendaily.com/articles/twitch-now-huger-hbo-go/

[pit5000]

surprised nobody posted this

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

[ultimatemythbuster]

WAN show is going to have to move to a different site now.  Google will certainly make Twitch just as bad as YouTube is.

[AlexGoesHigh]

so it seems twitch was a huge target for a lot of companies one of them being microsoft that apparently offered more money that google to twitch, it makes seems getting to work with youtube, its the biggest video site in the world, that benefits them more that what other company can

 

YouTube is indeed close to securing a $1 billion buyout of live streaming service Twitch, and will have fended off multiple suitors including Microsoft if the deal goes through, according to people with close knowledge of the talks. The two companies have agreed on a price and are working out details such as how independent the Twitch company and brand will remain, said one person close to the deal, who asked to remain anonymous. Twitch is said to have evaluated possible bids and decided on Google's YouTube as the best fit to help the company scale in line with its massive growth over recent years. Variety first reported details of the talks.

 

Twitch is said to believe that Google can help the company become what it wants to be — the definitive platform for watching and streaming live video gaming. The company raised $20 million from investors in 2013 and is likely to turn a profit this year. But capital isn't enough to allow Twitch to scale its technology and infrastructure to keep pace with its growth. It had plenty of offers from venture capitalists looking to give it more money, said the person, but what it needs is a partner that can help it handle massive amounts of live and user-generated video on a global scale. Despite not being well known beyond gaming circles, Twitch already pushes more traffic during its peak hours than titans like Facebook and Amazon. "To be quite honest, we can't keep up with the growth," Twitch marketing VP Matt DiPietro told The Verge last year, adding "That's a good problem to have."

 

TWITCH ALREADY PUSHES MORE BANDWIDTH THAN FACEBOOK

 

Microsoft and others have made serious approaches to Twitch, said the person, but YouTube was deemed the better fit. It's unlikely that the gamer-friendly Twitch would have wanted any part of a deal that would tie the service to Xbox, as it's embedded in Sony's rival PlayStation console as well. A source familiar with the deal says that Twitch likely would have rejected a billion-dollar offer from other companies, but was willing to accept it as part of a partnership with YouTube.

 

Source: The Verge

[IPCharger]

 

TWITCH ALREADY PUSHES MORE PEAK TRAFFIC THAN FACEBOOK

 

 

I think they're referring to bandwidth not traffic, and that's because Twitch's video compression is very inefficient and in the end it's a video streaming service compared to Facebook which is a social network.