Official: Amazon Acquires Twitch for $970M

Amazon.com today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Twitch Interactive, 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.