Amazon vrea sa cumpere Twitch - Console News - Page 0

Acum cateva luni se zvonea ca Google a cumparat servicul de streaming video, Twitch, cu 1 miliard de dolari, dar se pare ca acest lucru nu s-a intamplat. Conform unor persoane "informate", Amazon este acum foarte aproape de a cumpara Twitch, pentru o suma mai mare de cei $1.000.000.000 oferiti de Google. Tranzactia nu a fost confirmata inca de cei de la Twitch sau Amazon. Va reamintesc faptul ca Twitch este cel mai mare seviciu de streaming video live, la sfarsitul anului 2013 avand aproximativ 45 de milioane de utilizatori.

Decat la google aka youtube aka "dracu sa-i duca", mai bine la Amazon <3

Mie nu mi se pare ciudat ca Google sau Amazon ar vrea sa cumpere... ci cat de mult vrea Twitch sa se vanda...

E oficial: Amazon-Twitch acquisition: $1 billion for video game streaming site | BGR
UPDATE: Amazon has confirmed the acquisition via the following press release:

Amazon.com to Acquire Twitch

SEATTLE—August 25, 2014—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Twitch Interactive, Inc., the leading live video platform for gamers. In July, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch produced by more than 1 million broadcasters, including individual gamers, pro players, publishers, developers, media outlets, conventions and stadium-filling esports organizations.

“Broadcasting and watching gameplay is a global phenomenon and Twitch has built a platform that brings together tens of millions of people who watch billions of minutes of games each month – from The International, to breaking the world record for Mario, to gaming conferences like E3. And, amazingly, Twitch is only three years old,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “Like Twitch, we obsess over customers and like to think differently, and we look forward to learning from them and helping them move even faster to build new services for the gaming community.”

“Amazon and Twitch optimize for our customers first and are both believers in the future of gaming,” said Twitch CEO Emmett Shear. “Being part of Amazon will let us do even more for our community. We will be able to create tools and services faster than we could have independently. This change will mean great things for our community, and will let us bring Twitch to even more people around the world.”

Twitch launched in June 2011 to focus exclusively on live video for gamers. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by Twitch’s shareholders, Amazon will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Twitch for approximately $970 million in cash, as adjusted for the assumption of options and other items. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2014.

Update: Twitch has confirmed that Amazon will acquire the company later in 2014. Amazon will acquire all of Twitch's outstanding shares "for approximately $970 million in cash" by the end of the year.

“Amazon and Twitch optimize for our customers first and are both believers in the future of gaming,” said Twitch CEO Emmett Shear. “Being part of Amazon will let us do even more for our community. We will be able to create tools and services faster than we could have independently. This change will mean great things for our community, and will let us bring Twitch to even more people around the world.”

Shear added on the Twitch Blog, "We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster. We’re keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazon’s support we’ll have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch."

Disabled Gamer Talks About How Twitch Saved His Life

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ci cat de mult vrea Twitch sa se vanda...

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Uite ca despre asta nimeni nu vb. :-? Oare ce se intampla "in spate"? :-?

Acum oricum e prea tarziu dar totusi...wtf. Niciodata n-am avut senzatia ca Twitch o duce rau...

Urmeaza sa cumpere si divizia Xbox de la MS, cel puțin asa umbla vorba

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Disabled Gamer Talks About How Twitch Saved His Life

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Foarte tare !

Ce mult ma bucur ca au fost cumparati de Amazon, m-am saturat de goagal!

The nerds just want to cash out. La banii aia, mai bine acum decat mai tarziu. Cine stie pe ce panta se duce Twitch-ul, daca si-a atins varful, este o decizie inteleapta. Si o mica istorie pentru cei ce poate nu stiu de unde a pornit Twitch.

http://www.justin.tv/

Mie mi se pare astronomică suma, nici în visele lor nu primeau suma asta, aproape 1 mld $.

Ia vezi aici:
The value of Twitch

Twitch nu are pret, daca stam s-o analizam putin (sper ca s-a observat figura de stil). Fara useri si fara content e "doar un site".

Am primit un email oficial de la CEO-ul Twitch, Emmett Shear, prin care confirma achizitia de catre Amazon. Aveti mai jos tot mesajul:

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Dear Twitch Community

It’s almost unbelievable that slightly more than 3 years ago, Twitch didn’t exist. The moment we launched, we knew we had stumbled across something special. But what followed surprised us as much as anyone else, and the impact it’s had on both the community and us has been truly profound.

Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your memes, your brilliance - these have made Twitch what it is today. Every day, we strive to live up to the standard set by you, the community. We want to create the very best place to share your gaming and life online, and that mission continues to guide us.

Together with you, we’ve found new ways of connecting developers and publishers with their fans. We’ve created a whole new kind of career that lets people make a living sharing their love of games. We’ve brought billions of hours of entertainment, laughter, joy and the occasional ragequit. I think we can all call that a pretty good start.

I’m pleased to announce we’ve been acquired by Amazon. We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster. We’re keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazon’s support we’ll have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch.

I personally want to thank you, each and every member of the Twitch community, for what you’ve created. Thank you for putting your faith in us. Thank you for sticking with us through growing pains and stumbles. Thank you for bringing your very best to us and sharing it with the world. Thank you, from a group of gamers who never dreamed they’d get to help shape the face of the industry that we love so much.

It’s dangerous to go alone. On behalf of myself and everyone else at Twitch, thank you for coming with us.

Emmett Shear, CEO

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Oare o fi din capitolul ... Facebook cumpara Oculus Rift ?