Google on May 19 declined to comment on reports that it is working on a billion-dollar deal to add video game play streaming star Twitch TV to YouTube. US media reports of Google aiming to buy Twitch come with a boom in online viewing of real-time video game or computer game play as "e-sports" attract growing crowds as spectator events.
Asked about reports of the talks in the Wall Street Journal and Variety, Google said it did not comment on rumours.
PlayStation console maker Sony made an alliance with Twitch in 2012 to let gamers broadcast online play live for others to watch, and made the feature one of the selling points of its successful new PlayStation 4 model.
Microsoft also put Twitch capabilities into its new-generation Xbox One console.
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