According to The Daily Dot, the company intends YouTube to restart their own videostreaming service, which will be a direct competitor owned by Amazon platform Twitch. The exact launch date is still unknown, but it is expected that the announcement will take place in June in the framework of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.

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According to The Daily Dot, the company intends YouTube to restart their own videostreaming service, which will be a direct competitor owned by Amazon platform Twitch. The exact launch date is still unknown, but it is expected that the announcement will take place in June in the framework of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.

Streaming service YouTube Live will be oriented primarily at gamers, the leading broadcast online gaming sessions. It is argued that Google has hired about 50 specialists who work on this project.

Owned by Google hosting services has long been used for live broadcasts various events, but among gamers and enthusiasts he's not particularly popular. What Google will do to increase the attractiveness of YouTube as streaming service, is unknown: the company has not officially confirmed the information received.

Recall that in may 2014 there is evidence of the desire to buy YouTube Twitch for a billion dollars. Rumors circulated for some time, but in August of the same year the service was purchased by the American Amazon, which Twitch at a cost of $970 million.