SubscribeLiveStation: Microsoft’s Live IPTV Solution
Posted in IPTV, News on July 13th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
Two weeks ago we pointed out solutions and technologies to achieve live TV broadcasting over the Internet. Last week, Skinkers, a UK startup, presented a solution based on Microsoft Research technology: LiveStation.
LiveStation lets the viewer watch live TV much as if it was normal live TV: a window opens, and a channel is shown. You can play with the volume and see information of what’s coming up next. Fast forwarding, pausing, reversing or time shifting can’t be done.
LiveStation achieves live streaming using peer-to-peer technology, like Joost, which avoids huge server infrastructure and bandwidth. It’s built on the Microsoft Silverlight platform, which means that one day may it may come bundled with your Windows copy or update.
The technology hasn’t created much buzz, maybe because it’s been directly compared to other platforms such as Joost which, although it doesn’t offer live TV, includes interactivity features somehow expected in IPTV platforms like LiveStation.
Related: Do we really need live TV on the net?
Related: Microsoft on your telly: a history of the company’s Internet TV strategy
Sources: Ars Technica, TechCrunch, NewTeeVee.
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