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Justin.tv Shuts Down Amid Reports Google Is Acquiring Twitch

Posted by Unknown on from the there-can-be-only-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes Twitch today announced that the Justin.tv website, mobile apps, and APIs are no longer in service. A very simple explanation is given for the shutdown: since rebranding the company to Twitch Interactive in February 2014, all resources are now focused on Twitch.tv. The news today will almost certainly further fuel the rumors that Google is acquiring, or has already acquired, Twitch. Purchases are often followed by consolidation, as well as cutting off any excess limbs.

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  1. Soon, a few companies will own all your base by NotDrWho · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Headline "Five Corporations Now Own Entire Internet," coming soon.

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    1. Re:Soon, a few companies will own all your base by hobarrera · · Score: 2

      Which are the other two new companies?

    2. Re:Soon, a few companies will own all your base by synthparadox · · Score: 2

      I wouldn't be surprised considering 10 corporations own practically all of the common consumer brands.

    3. Re:Soon, a few companies will own all your base by GrumpySteen · · Score: 2

      That's not really true. Look at the women's makeup, for example. There are hundreds of brands available, yet the infographic shows only three.

      Pick any category of product there and you'll find the same thing; lots of alternative brands exist but aren't show.

      All the infographic does offer is an idea of how diverse those ten companies' products are. It doesn't show anything about what's actually available in the marketplace.

    4. Re:Soon, a few companies will own all your base by Noah+Haders · · Score: 3, Informative

      Meme mishmash. Should be all your base are belong to five companies.'

    5. Re:Soon, a few companies will own all your base by Grizzley9 · · Score: 2

      That's not really true. Look at the women's makeup, for example. There are hundreds of brands available, yet the infographic shows only three.

      Pick any category of product there and you'll find the same thing; lots of alternative brands exist but aren't show.

      All the infographic does offer is an idea of how diverse those ten companies' products are. It doesn't show anything about what's actually available in the marketplace.

      I don't think you are seeing the whole graphic then. There are numerous owned by P&G and many owned by L'Oreal (Nestle). There will always be smaller, even regional brands but they make up such a small part of the market to not be significant.

    6. Re:Soon, a few companies will own all your base by ArhcAngel · · Score: 2

      Then you are not familiar with the show. In it the world is run by a few mega corps that basically stay in power by keeping their media ratings higher than their competitors thus reaping the highest ad revenue. Network XXIII being the one of the biggest. The first episode has one of their own reporters investigating why a guy spontaneously combusts only to learn its because Network XXIII's latest ad technology (Blipverts, which are 30 seconds ads compressed to 3 seconds so the viewer will not be tempted to change the channel) short circuits the victims nervous system. All pretty well spelled out in my OP and relevant to the GP headline.

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  2. Re:Noooooooooo! by i+kan+reed · · Score: 3

    Not to worry, as soon as google cements their monopoly, you'll be free to watch any advertisement video you want. You can choose to watch the ads your friends share, or the ones that are merely placement ads in popular video series.

  3. Re:Google has already trampled all over twitch... by buckfeta2014 · · Score: 2

    relevant source: http://boingboing.net/2014/08/...

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