Twitch adds live streaming to SOE’s ‘PlanetSide 2′
Sony Online Entertainment and Twitch announced a partnership that will make it easy for players to stream their competitions live via the gamer-dedicated video platform, starting with "PlanetSide 2.".
View ArticleTwitch Names Colin Carrier as Chief Strategy Officer
Twitch, a developer of a video platform and community for gamers, on Friday named Colin Carrier as its chief strategy officer. Carrier most recently led all monetization at Ustream. .
View ArticleTwitch Announces Open Developer Program with New Features and Partners
Twitch, the video platform and community for gamers with more than 34 million visitors per month, has opened a developer program with a new set of tools and resources. Along with an expanded set of...
View ArticleTwitch Raises $20 Million in Third Round
Twitch, the San Francisco-based developer of a video platform and online community for gamers, said on Monday it has raised $20 million in its third round of funding, led by Thrive Capital. Additional...
View ArticleYouTube to Purchase Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion?
On Sunday, both the Wall Street Journal and Variety reported that YouTube is in talks to buy Twitch for more than $1 billion. Neither company was commenting publicly on Monday but there has been no...
View ArticleTwitch’s New ‘Host Mode’ Lets Users to Broadcast other Streams
GamesIndustryBiz reports “Twitch has announced a new 'host mode' which enables users to embed other channels within their own, broadcasting other content when they're not online themselves.”.
View ArticleYC-Backed Kamcord Introduces an App for Watching Mobile Game Replays
TechCrunch reports “As reports of Google’s interest in buying Twitch continue unabated, it’s clear there’s an enormous market for video of gameplay.”.
View ArticleGoogle’s $1 Billion purchase of Twitch confirmed
VentureBeat reports "Google has signed a deal to buy game-livestreaming firm Twitch for $1 billion, confirmed sources familiar with the matter.".
View ArticleTwitch Will Start Automatically Muting Copyrighted Music in Videos
Mashable reports “Careful what you listen to while streaming on Twitch — because Twitch is listening, too.”.
View ArticleXbox, PlayStation, ESL Twitch Accounts Compromised
GamesIndustryBiz reports “Both Sony and Microsoft's console Twitch channels have been compromised by a third party, along with that of the eSports League, having the titles on archived content with...
View ArticleAmazon to Acquire Twitch for More Than $1 Billion
TechCrunch reports “Amazon, not Google, will be the corporate host of Twitch, the popular game-streaming service.” .
View ArticleAmazon’s Twitch acquisition is about Surpassing Apple and Google
VentureBeat reports “Amazon makes a ton of money selling books, diapers, and kitty litter, but it just spent a billion dollars to help build a business that will make a ton of money selling games,...
View ArticleAmazon’s Twitch buyout Might Have little to do with its Gaming Ambitions
GamesIndustryBiz reports “Twitch officials aren't answering any questions about the Twitch/Google talks, refusing to even confirm that the two companies held conversations. (They did, according to...
View ArticleAmazon Gets $2 Billion in Credit
GamesIndustryBiz reports “The online retailer Amazon has secured $2 billion in credit with Bank of America, indicating that it may be ready to make further investments following its acquisition of...
View ArticleCOD Takes 2014 Console Launch Week Record on Twitch
GamesIndustryBiz reports “Twitch has confirmed that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the most streamed launch week console game of 2014. 75,000 unique broadcasters shared their gameplay on Twitch...
View ArticleMusic becomes Twitch’s latest forte
Mashable reports "Until now, the streaming service Twitch has focused mainly on gaming. But now, it's treading onto new territory in a big way with the launch of the Twitch music library and the beta...
View ArticleDailymotion enters game-streaming market, competes against Twitch
Mashable reports "Video-sharing website Dailymotion announced on Wednesday that it's entering the game-streaming market, going head-to-head against industry leader Twitch in the process. Dailymotion...
View ArticleRebellion: “Nobody here ever bothers with Metacritic”
GamesIndustry.biz reports "In the weeks before AOL closed the site for good, Joystiq took a bold step against convention and on behalf of its readership: It ditched scored reviews. Last week, our...
View ArticleTwitch COO on eSports’ growing pains
GamesIndustry.biz reports "It's part of a cycle of sentiments around the competitive gaming scene that has repeated itself for years. For every story about the explosive growth in eSports viewers and...
View ArticleAmazon’s Twitch is a sleeping giant of media
Digiday reports "Twitch might not yet be a household name, but that could quickly change as the Amazon-owned video platform starts to add to its media credentials." .
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