Twitch is little short of a phenomenon - now a household name for videogamers. The site attracts 60 million enthusiasts each month to watch live and on-demand streams of other players' efforts. In the three years since it was born as an offshoot of the general video-streaming site Justin.tv, it has also become the de facto home for e-sports competitions in the US. It now consumes more primetime internet traffic in the US ...
Amazon.com has been in late-stage talks to acquire video site Twitch, according to two people familiar with the matter, after reports that Google had virtually sealed a deal to acquire the site for $1 billion. Whether a deal has been signed remains unclear, but one person close to the transaction said it could be announced shortly. Spokespeople for Twitch and Amazon did not have an immediate comment. the source