Jonathan Knoder (9 May 2013). "1080p, 2. Mega Pixels? Understanding Webcam Technical Terms". On May 18, 2014, Variety first described that Google had achieved a preliminary deal to receive Twitch by its YouTube subsidiary for close to US$1 billion. By February 17, the channel achieved about 6.5 million complete views and averaged concurrent viewership in between sixty and 70 thousand viewers with at the very least 10% participating.