LiveStation
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 7, 2007 |
| Headquarters | The Trampery 13-19 Bevenden Street London, United Kingdom |
| Area served | Worldwide (except blocked countries) |
| Chairman | Philip Rowley |
| CEO | Lippe Oosterhof |
| Services | Internet TV |
| Profit | US$3 million (2015) |
| Employees | 10 |
| Parent | Microsoft Research |
| URL | www |
| Advertising | No |
| Registration | Mandatory (sign up / sign in via Facebook or Twitter); as of early-2015 |
| Launched | September 24, 2008 |
| Current status | Defunct (as of 23 November 2016) |
| Developer(s) | Skinkers Ltd Microsoft Research Livestation Ltd |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 2007 (announced) September 7, 2007 (IBC 2007 - Amsterdam) February 12, 2008 (beta release) September 24, 2008 (full release) |
| Platform | cross-platform including iOS, Android Former: Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Internet TV |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Livestation was a platform for distributing live television and radio broadcasts over a data network. It was originally developed by Skinkers Ltd. and is now an independent company called Livestation Ltd. The service was originally based on peer-to-peer technology acquired from Microsoft Research. Between mid-June 2013 and mid-July Livestation was unavailable to some subscribers due to technical issues.
In late 2016, the service closed down without notice.