US: YouTube’s Twitch buyout to face regulatory hurdles (Competition Policy International)

As sources come forward with information that Google-owned video streaming site YouTube is set to acquire video game platform Twitch in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, reports say the acquisition will not come free of regulatory hurdles.

While unnamed sources say the deal should be announced soon, reports …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition, 'US: YouTube’s Twitch buyout to face regulatory hurdles (Competition Policy International)' (21st Century Competition, 19 May 2014) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-youtubes-twitch-buyout-to-face-regulatory-hurdles-competition-policy-international/> accessed 21 March 2026.

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21st Century Competition. "US: YouTube’s Twitch buyout to face regulatory hurdles (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 19 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-youtubes-twitch-buyout-to-face-regulatory-hurdles-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US: YouTube’s Twitch buyout to face regulatory hurdles (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-youtubes-twitch-buyout-to-face-regulatory-hurdles-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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