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Google is bringing in a quantity of help for its YouTube video service with the acquisition of another startup.

The purchase of Episodic script Google's fifth acquisition so far this year. Terms of the contract announced Friday weren't disclosed.




Episodic, based in San Francisco, provides a platform for streaming survive video on the Web. YouTube recently has been screening more live video besides the more than 500 million clips that are continuously available on its site.

Google has said it intends to get at least one company per month this year as part of its effort to develop more products and import more talented engineers. The company is sketch upon its cash hoard of $24.5 billion to pay for the shopping spree.