# LiveStation > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LiveStation > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LiveStation.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveStation > Source revision: 1314095331 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Former television and radio online distributor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Primary sources|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox website | name = LiveStation Ltd. | logo = Livestation_logo.jpg | logo_size = 150px | logo_alt = Logo (2010 - 2015) | collapsible = "no" | screenshot = Screenshot of LiveStation's front page.jpg | screenshot_size = 400px | founded = {{Start date and age|2007|09|07}} | defunct = | location = The Trampery
13-19 Bevenden Street
[London](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) | coordinates = | country = | area_served = Worldwide (except blocked countries) | founder = | chairman = Philip Rowley | chairperson = | president = | CEO = Lippe Oosterhof | services = [Internet TV](/source/Internet_TV) | international = yes | net_income = [US$](/source/US%24)3 million (2015) {{Cite web | url=https://hired.com/companies/livestation | title=Busker Jobs, Reviews & Salaries}} | employees = 10 | parent = [Microsoft Research](/source/Microsoft_Research) | url = {{URL|http://www.livestation.com/}} | programming_language = | ipv6 = | website_type = | advertising = No | registration = Mandatory (sign up / sign in via [Facebook](/source/Facebook) or [Twitter](/source/Twitter)); as of early-2015 | users = | language = English | launched = {{Start date and age|2008|09|24}} | current_status = Defunct (as of 23 November 2016) | native_clients = | footnotes = }} {{Infobox software | name = | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | author = | developer = Skinkers Ltd
[Microsoft Research](/source/Microsoft_Research)
Livestation Ltd | released = July 2007 (announced)
September 7, 2007 (IBC 2007 - Amsterdam)
February 12, 2008 (beta release)
September 24, 2008 (full release) | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | operating system = | platform = cross-platform including [iOS](/source/iOS), [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) '''Former:''' [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows), [Apple Macintosh](/source/Apple_Macintosh), [Linux](/source/Linux) | language = [English](/source/English_language) | genre = [Internet TV](/source/Internet_TV) | license = [Proprietary](/source/Proprietary_protocol) | website = {{URL|http://www.livestation.com/}} }} '''Livestation''' was a platform for distributing live television and radio broadcasts over a data network.{{cite web | url = http://www.livestation.com/channels | title = Live television and radio |access-date = 2008-03-09 | url-status = dead | archive-url = http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091007225144/http%3A//www.livestation.com/channels | archive-date = 2009-10-07 }} 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](/source/Microsoft_Research).{{cite web | url = http://www.livestation.com/broadcast_platform?tracker=main_menu | title = Scalable High-Quality Solution | access-date = 2008-05-14}} 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.{{cite web|last1=N/A|first1=N/A|title=N/A|url=http://www.livestation.com|website=LiveStation|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref=N/A}} ==Overview== Livestation aggregated international news channels online and offered them in some ways: * '''Free to watch:''' Some channels could be watched for free on the Livestation website or on their desktop player, a freely downloadable video application that presented all the channels through one interface. * '''Premium service:''' Some of the free channels were also available on a subscription basis both in higher quality (800 kbit/s) and in lower (256 kbit/s) delivered via an international content distribution network for higher reliability. * '''Mobile:''' Livestation launched BBC World News on the iPhone in 16 European countries and Al Jazeera English globally. The apps were available in the iOS AppStore and streamed the live TV channel 24/7 on both Wi-Fi and 3G connections. Livestation broadcast streams are encoded in [VC-1](/source/VC-1) format (Livestation is not currently using peer-to-peer). Playback controls were overlaid on top of the video stream. Unlike services such as [Joost](/source/Joost) which offer video-on-demand channels, Livestation streams live broadcasts.{{cite web | url = http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=4da4263c-68a0-411f-8eec-58dc81bf22da | title = Livestation demonstration |access-date = 2007-07-05 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070707053000/http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=4da4263c-68a0-411f-8eec-58dc81bf22da | archive-date = 2007-07-07 }} Livestation provided a website, mobile website and native applications for the iOS, Android, Nokia and Blackberry handsets. Early models of Samsung TV were also supported. They also provided desktop software available for [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows), [Mac](/source/Mac_OS) (including PowerPC) and [Linux](/source/Linux). The cross-platform compatibility of the desktop software was facilitated by the [Qt](/source/Qt_(toolkit)) framework. Social networking features were later added that include the ability to chat with other viewers and also find out what others are watching through a user-generated rating system. You could search and select the available channels either from the website or from within the software. In the first quarter of 2011 by 1047 percent, resulting in the first profitable quarter in its history.[http://blog.livestation.com/index.php/2011/04/the-livestation-revolution/ The Livestation revolution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416014305/http://blog.livestation.com/index.php/2011/04/the-livestation-revolution/ |date=2011-04-16 }}. Livestation Blog. 11 April 2011. Retrieved on 21 April 2011. Between mid-June and mid-July 2013, Livestation suffered a prolonged series of technical issues and was unavailable to some users. In early 2015, Livestation re-branded their entire site changing what channels were offered and bringing in an interactive feature. Some stations on the app were not on the main site and vice versa. ==Available channels== Stations available until closure and former live TV news channels in the global offering (which comes with a default installation) included,{{Cite web | title=Livestation {{!}} List of available news channels | url=http://support.livestation.com/customer/portal/articles/1842844-list-of-available-news-channels- | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120010/http://support.livestation.com/customer/portal/articles/1842844-list-of-available-news-channels- | access-date=2025-09-28 | archive-date=2015-04-02}} as of 2016: * [ABS-CBN News Channel](/source/ABS-CBN_News_Channel) * [Al Aan TV](/source/Al_Aan_TV) * [Al-Alam News Network](/source/Al-Alam_News_Network) * [Al Arabiya](/source/Al_Arabiya) * [Al Jazeera](/source/Al_Jazeera_Media_Network) * [Al Jazeera English](/source/Al_Jazeera_English) * [Al Jazeera Mubasher](/source/Al_Jazeera_Mubasher_Al-%E2%80%98Amma) * [Al Mayadeen](/source/Al_Mayadeen) * Al Nabaa TV * [BBC Arabic](/source/BBC_Arabic) * [BBC Persian](/source/BBC_Persian) Unavailable in [Iran](/source/Iran). * [BBC World News](/source/BBC_World_News)Unavailable in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), the [United States](/source/United_States), [Australia](/source/Australia), [Japan](/source/Japan), [China](/source/China), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [Thailand](/source/Thailand) and [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia). * [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service) Radio * [CNBC](/source/CNBC) * [CNBC Arabiya](/source/CNBC_Arabiya) (EMEA) * [Bloomberg TV](/source/Bloomberg_TV) * [BBC News Channel](/source/BBC_News_Channel) * [CCTV News](/source/CCTV_News)Unavailable in [China](/source/China). * [CNC World](/source/CNC_World)Unavailable in [China](/source/China). * [CNN International](/source/CNN_International)Unavailable in the [United States](/source/United_States) * [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN) * [Democratic Voice of Burma](/source/Democratic_Voice_of_Burma) * [Deutsche Welle](/source/Deutsche_Welle) TV and radio Available in [English](/source/English_language), [German](/source/German_language) and [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) * [eNCA](/source/eNCA) * [Euronews](/source/Euronews)Available in [Arabic](/source/Arabic), [English](/source/English_language), [French](/source/French_language), [German](/source/German_language), [Italian](/source/Italian_language), [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language), [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language), [Russian](/source/Russian_language), and [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language) * [Espreso TV](/source/Espreso_TV) * [Fox News Radio](/source/Fox_News_Radio) * [France24](/source/France24)Available in [English](/source/English_language), [French](/source/French_language) and [Arabic](/source/Arabic) * [HispanTV](/source/HispanTV) * [i24news](/source/i24news) * [Kurdast News](/source/Kurdsat) * [Libya TV](/source/Libya_TV) * [NASA TV](/source/NASA_TV)via app * [NHK World News](/source/NHK_World) * [One News](/source/One_News_(Philippines)) * [Press TV](/source/Press_TV) * [RFI](/source/Radio_France_Internationale) Afrique and Monde.Otherwise, reception is limited through GeoIP filtering and depends on the location of the receiver. Despite advertisements boasting [Deutsche Welle](/source/Deutsche_Welle) TV, this channel is not available in some locations, including but not limited to the United States. Livestation viewers can add channels from a directory and may add their own choice of channels to the directory (limited to Windows Media streams). * [Reuters TV](/source/Reuters_TV) * [Russia Today](/source/Russia_Today)Available in [English](/source/English_language), [Arabic](/source/Arabic) and [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) * [SAMAA TV](/source/SAMAA_TV) * [Sky News Arabia](/source/Sky_News_Arabia) * [Sky News International](/source/Sky_News_International) * [TeleSUR](/source/TeleSUR) * [United Nations Television](/source/United_Nations_Television) * [UNHCR](/source/UNHCR) TV * [VOA Persian](/source/Voice_of_America) As of 2016, the Livestation site is closed. ==See also== * [IPTV](/source/IPTV) * [Internet Television](/source/Internet_Television) * [TVUnetworks](/source/TVUnetworks) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.livestation.com/ Official website] * [https://theindiantrain.blogspot.com/2021/11/live-station-status-enquiry.html Live Station Status] {{Microsoft Research}} Category:Internet television streaming services Category:Internet properties established in 2008 Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2016 Category:Defunct companies based in London Category:Defunct video on demand services Category:Microsoft Research Category:Television technology --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [LiveStation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveStation) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveStation?action=history)). 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