YouTube is preparing to relaunch its live-streaming capabilities to capture the growing interest in e-sports and the live gaming broadcasts championed by Twitch.
The Daily Dot quotes “sources within the streaming industry” claiming that YouTube has exhibited an interest in possessing such a service after it was trumped to Twitch by Amazon last year.
The source said: “Gaming and e-sports in particular are going to be a big driving force for the new-look YouTube Live.
“There’ll be huge opportunities for established streamers and organizations soon and I would say that the record numbers of esports viewers are only going to grow when Google Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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