“Gaming and esports in particular are going to be a big driving force for the new-look YouTube Live,” one source said. “There’ll be huge opportunities for established streamers and organisations soon and I would say that the record numbers of esports viewers are only going to grow when Google start promoting and partnering with these events.”
YouTube is said to have begun recruiting a Live team of 50 engineers with expertise in streaming, with one source stating it “is a pretty big statement of intent”.
“The time is right as well, with Twitch moving into other areas such as music and so on. Google doesn’t want to be too far behind in the arms race,” added the source.
The report states that an official announcement is likely to take place at E3, but YouTube declined to comment when contacted by The Daily Dot.
Source: The Daily Dot
