Following Disney's $500M acquisition of Maker Studios, YouTube network BroadbandTV is reinvesting in its game division

Gaming videos make up some of the most popular content on YouTube, and one of the video site’s biggest networks is shaking things up to capture more of that audience.

BroadbandTV, the third-largest multichannel network (MCN) on YouTube, revealed today that it is rebooting its gaming business. As part of this rebrand, BBTV’s The Gamer Network will get nine new shows on YouTube and two live shows on Twitch. The company is also producing high-quality graphics that TGN creators can use to give their videos a professional look and feel. BBTV’s renewed interest in gaming content comes just a few months after The Walt Disney Company purchased Maker Studios, the biggest gaming-video network on YouTube, for $500 million. As an MCN, which provides funding and cross-promotion for YouTube creators in exchange for a cut of the ad revenue, TGN is trying to position itself as the next Maker.

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