Oficial: Amazon buying Twitch for $1 billion

[El Shafto]

 

Amazon—not Google—reportedly buying Twitch for $1 billion

3 months after Google/Twitch rumors, another suitor supposedly comes calling.

 

Well-sourced site The Information (subscription required) is claiming that Amazon is in "late stage talks" to purchase Twitch.tv, the video game streaming site, for $1 billion.

 

Three months ago, Variety first reported that Google was set to purchase the site for the same amount, but we've yet to hear anything official from either company. We've been starting to wonder if the Google/Twitch deal would ever become official; and if Twitch is still courting other suitors, it would explain why that deal has yet to happen.

The site live streams video game footage to 45 million viewers a month, and it has been cleaning up lately with aggressive copyright enforcement and a mass deletion of old videos, possibly in an effort to attract a buyer.

 

According to the report, an Amazon/Twitch deal "could be announced shortly."

 

Update: The Wall Street Journal has chimed in, saying according to "a person who has been briefed on the matter," Amazon + Twitch is a done deal for $1 billion. The report says the official announcement could be made as soon as Monday.

 

Update #2: Bloomberg's sources say "An announcement for an acquisition for about $1.1 billion could be made as soon today, one person said," and Recode corroborates the reports, too.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/08/amazon-not-google-reportedly-buying-twitch-for-1-billion/ Editado 25 Agosto 2014 por Shaft Ketchum

[El Shafto]

That was fast, é oficial.

 

 

Editado 25 Agosto 2014 por Shaft Ketchum

[Hodor]

Didn't see that coming

[nunoedge]

Fantástica notícia.

[Mota30]

Haja dinheiro.

[lordbifana]

suposta razao porque a google não comprou o twitch

[Mota30]

Tenho pena, isto nas mãos da google era mel. Gostava que fizessem ao menos um concorrente ao Twitch.