Facebook steps up battle with Twitch, adding new features for videogame streamers

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LOS ANGELES: Facebook wants to entice more videogame broadcasters – and their fans – to use its platform, rolling out several features that will ratchet up competition with category pioneer Twitch. 

In January, Facebook launched a gaming-creator programme, paying some top players to stream exclusively on Facebook.