[Updated] Amazon ready to buy Twitch for more than a … – Multiplayer.it

The famous retailer Amazon was in advanced talks to buy Twitch, the well-known video streaming service. A report the news are two sources rather reliable: The Information, which speaks of a deal near the end, and The Wall Street Journal, which quantifies the amount of the transaction in more than a billion dollars. If the news turns out to be well founded, it would be likely the arrival of an official announcement shortly confirming the acquisition.

Source: Polygon

Update

 It’s official: Amazon bought Twitch for $ 970 million.