ScottDogGaming: YouTube sets sights on beating Twitch with gaming focussed live-streaming platform

Gaming and esports will be a “driving force for the new-look YouTube Live,” says source.

The search engine giant had hoped to acquire Twitch last summer, but after talks ended following “antitrust concerns” Amazon moved in. As a result YouTube has invested heavily in its own answer to Twitch.

“Gaming and esports in particular are going to be a big driving force for the new-look YouTube Live,” one source said. “There’ll be huge opportunities for established streamers and organisations soon and I would say that the record numbers of esports viewers are only going to grow when Google start promoting and partnering with these events.”

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