Tag: Youtube

Google/Youtube reportedly confirmed to be purchasing Twitch

We’ve heard rumors earlier this year that Google was planning to buy video streaming platform Twitch and make it part of Youtube. The deal has apparently been confirmed recently and the price is $1 billion, just as it was previously believed. The acquisition wasn’t actually announced by either of the parties involved, but multiple news outlets are ...

YouTube adds over 12,000 live concert videos

Over 12,000 old concert videos from some of the biggest bands in history are now available on YouTube thanks to a collaboration with Music Vault. While the video streaming service previously hosted around 1000 live concert performances, this new agreement multiplies that number tenfold to allow users to get see some of the rarest performances ...

Justin.tv is deleting all video archives on June 15

Justin.tv announced that they’re going to delete all archived videos next week. They are also killing the Premium account option and the ability to record live video streams. According to the company, people just don’t watch recorded videos that much. They say that more than half  are never watched while the most popular are watched only 10 ...

Google could not resist Instagram’s popularity and joined it!

Google+ (plus) has been categorized as a social networking service, that allows users to share photos, news, various types of content and to make friends online.  After Facebook, results show, it is the largest online community in the world with 540 million monthly active users. Even though Google Plus has become quite popular among social ...

Twitter might be looking to buy SoundCloud

According to a Redcode report, Twitter seems to be interested in purchasing SoundCloud, the popular online audio distribution platform. The deal is not yet confirmed and details are still scarce at this time, but “people familiar with both companies” claim that it’s bound to happen. This wouldn’t be the first time Twitter has shown an ...

Youtube wants to buy Twitch for more than $1 billion

According to “sources familiar with the pact”, Youtube is planning to buy the popular video game streaming platform Twitch for more than $1 billion. This rumor surfaced earlier on Variety, a weekly entertainment-trade magazine. The deal will supposedly be announced very soon and is said to be the most significant acquisition in the history of Youtube. ...