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Also known as LiveStation Ltd., livestation.com

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.

Key facts

Website.name
LiveStation Ltd.
Website.logo
Livestation_logo.jpg
Website.logo_size
150px
Website.logo_alt
Logo (2010 - 2015)
Website.collapsible
"no"
Website.screenshot
Screenshot of LiveStation's front page.jpg
Website.screenshot_size
400px
Website.location
The Trampery 13-19 Bevenden Street London, United Kingdom
Website.area_served
Worldwide (except blocked countries)
Website.chairman
Philip Rowley
Website.CEO
Lippe Oosterhof
Website.services
Internet TV
Website.international
yes
Website.net_income
US$3 million (2015)
Website.employees
10
Website.parent
Microsoft Research
Website.advertising
No
Website.registration
Mandatory (sign up / sign in via Facebook or Twitter); as of early-2015

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “LiveStation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.