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YouTube vs Twitch

VIDEO STREAMING can be split up into several different sectors: Most TV channels have an additional website for catch-up TV; there are subscription sites, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, that charge a monthly fee to watch on-demand films and TV series: and then there are websites, such as YouTube and Twitch, that host unique content in the form of video clips or live streaming videos. These sites have helped the internet take over from traditional television as an entertainment medium. So, in this issue’s head-to-head, we’re going to focus on these two giants.

Now one of the main players in the online video industry, YouTube had humble beginnings. In 2005, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim had the idea of a platform

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