Livestation launches Mac player

A Mac version of the award winning Livestation player is now available to download free of charge, from the Livestation website

27 August 2008

Livestation’s high-quality, live TV on Internet service enables viewers to watch free TV online. It works in partnership with some of the world's leading broadcasters, including Al Jazeera, BBC World News, Bloomberg Television, EuroNews (English, French, Italian and now Spanish), France 24, i>Tele, Russia Today and BBC World Service.

Based on a revolutionary software technology, co-developed with Microsoft Research, Livestation offers one of the most scalable and reliable online watching experiences, combined with engaging interactive social networking features. The platform also allows viewers to add web streams to their players and search the 600+ channels already added by other viewers.

New features for the Mac player include:
- An easy to navigate visual carousel, offering seamless, one-click channel selection.
- A search and add feature, which enables viewers to access more than 600+ viewer-added web channels, directly from the player.
- A chat function, allowing viewers to interact with others while watching Livestation.

All the features above will be available in the Windows version soon.

Matteo Berlucchi, CEO of Livestation, said the new Mac player represents a significant step forward in the Livestation strategy.

“Adding web streams directly from the player and chatting about important topics while watching live channels are the first steps towards an interactive next generation streaming online service. As our Mac viewers had to wait longer to be able to enjoy Livestation, we felt they should be rewarded by being the first to try some of the exciting features we are adding to the Livestation experience. We have more enhancements planned and they will be released on all platforms over the coming weeks”, he said.