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{{Infobox Website
|name           = Livestream
|logo           = [[Image:Livestream-Logo.png|250px]]
|screenshot     = [[Image:Screen_shot_2009-11-30_at_10.58.38_PM.png|225px]]
|caption        = "Broadcast LIVE streaming video"
|url            = http://www.livestream.com/
|type           = Video streaming
|language       = English
|registration   = Optional
|current status = Active

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'''Livestream''', formerly known as '''Mogulus''',<ref name="namechange">[http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/18/mogulus-gets-a-killer-domain-for-rebranding-livestreamcom/ Mogulus Rebrands With A Killer Domain: livestream.com],  May 18, 2009</ref> is a live streaming video platform that allows users to view and broadcast video content with only a camera and a computer through the internet. It offers a free ad-supported service and multi-tiered premium services for organizations and media professionals. <ref>http://www.itvt.com/story/4436/live-internet-broadcast-platform-provider-mogulus-rebrands-livestream</ref>

Livestream also offers wireless HD broadcasting in the form of a device combination called Livepack, described as "a satellite television truck in a backpack."<ref> http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/livestream-livepack-a-satellite-television-truck-in-a-backpack/</ref>

In September 2009, Livestream started providing custom channel pages for special streaming video events like concerts from [[Pixie Lott]], [[Eric Gales]], [[David_Gray_(musician)|David Gray]], and [[Foo Fighters]].<ref name="examiner.com">http://www.examiner.com/p-407579~Livestream_Launches_Livepack.html</ref> These pages integrated live chat, [[Twitter]], and [[Facebook]].<ref name="examiner.com"/> Livestream has been used to stream content by Gannett Newspapers and by the World Economic Forum, and some local TV affiliates, usually for local news and storm watch.<ref>http://www.livestream.com/gannettnj</ref><ref>http://www.livestream.com/KSPR_Weather</ref>

==History==
Livestream, formerly Mogulus<ref name="namechange" />, was cofounded in 2007 by Max Haot, Dayananda Nanjundappa, Phil Worthington, and Mark Kornfilt, and has offices in New York and Bangalore<ref>[http://www.livestream.com/info/about About LiveStream]</ref>. It launched with a free streaming service, and introduced its white label “pro” service in April 2008 with Gannett Newspapers as its first customer. In July 2008, Gannett invested in Livestream with $10 million in funding.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072800668_pf.html Big Media Gets Serious About LiveStreaming: Gannett Invests $10 Million In Mogulus],  July 28, 2008</ref>
In May 2009, Mogulus re-branded as Livestream<ref name="namechange" />.

==Services==
Live stream <ref name="Corinthians vs Santos Live Free Stream | Video Live Streaming 30.05.2010">[http://livestreamfree.net/corinthians-vs-santos-live-free-stream-video-live-streaming-30-05-2010.html Corinthians vs Santos Live Free Stream | Video Live Streaming 30.05.2010]</ref>is both a virtual television studio and embeddable video player, offering users the opportunity to produce and broadcast Web video in the manner of a television network. Users can stream live video or broadcast pre-recorded video in their channels, utilizing multiple cameras and on-screen graphics. Users may also collaborate with other producers anywhere in the world.

Gannett Newspapers’ Indianapolis Star used Livestream to stream live coverage of the 2008 United States Presidential Election.<ref>http://www.livestream.com/blog/?p=723</ref> Livestream also broadcast the 2009 Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration as a live stream from New York City, while the Times Square Alliance embedded the Livestream player on its own site for simultaneous viewing.<ref>http://www.centernetworks.com/new-years-eve-times-square-2009</ref>

Other users of Livestream to stream events include the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.<ref>http://www.conservatives.com/News/Blogs/Getting_ready_for_our_first_online_policy_launch.aspx.</ref>  It is also used by [[Columbia University]].<ref>http://www.livestream.com/columbiajournalism</ref> [[Oracle_Corporation|Oracle]], a multinational software development and consulting corporation, has integrated a customized Livestream page into its online presence.<ref>http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1197</ref>

==Concerts==
On October 30, 2009, the [[Foo Fighters]] played the first internet-only live concert from their studio space Studio 606 in Los Angeles.<ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10387818-26.html</ref>  Viewers were able to interact directly with the band, ask questions, and requests songs through a custom Facebook page with an integrated chat feature.<ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10387818-26.html</ref> The band played 2 hours and 45 minutes of greatest hits to more than 150,000 viewers around the world.<ref>http://newteevee.com/2009/11/02/foo-fighters-draw-440000-live-streams-to-web-only-show/</ref> Though many bands have streamed concerts on Livestream, the [[Foo Fighters]] are the first internationally recognized group to utilize the technology and the first band to perform for an internet-only audience. This was the band's last concert before its announced hiatus after 15 years.<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2009/foo-fighters-taking-break-041109.html</ref>

Rock band [[Saosin]] performed an exclusive acoustic performance inside Livestream’s offices followed by a live chat.[http://www.smnnews.com/2009/10/03/saosin-performing-acoustically-on-livestream-on-october-5/]   On September 16, 2009, [[Boys Like Girls]] also played an interactive performance on Facebook and Livestream.[http://newsblaze.com/story/2009091613340200001.pnw/topstory.html] The band performed new songs and answered fans’ questions. The performance was viewable on all of Boys Like Girls Facebook fans’ news feeds.[http://newsblaze.com/story/2009091613340200001.pnw/topstory.html] The following month, American rock band [[30 Seconds To Mars]], composed of actor [[Jared Leto]] and brother [[Shannon Leto]] streamed a live interview with their fans, which was also available for viewing on the [[iPhone]].[http://theaudioperv.com/2009/12/07/30-seconds-to-mars-livestream-qa-wed-129/] An in-store performance by rock band [[Motion City Soundtrack]] was streamed live from New Jersey record store Vintage Vinyl on January 20, 2010.[http://theaudioperv.com/2010/01/20/check-out-motion-city-soundtracks-in-store-today-vintage-vinyl-in-nj-or-on-livestream/] 

Livestream also broadcasted a panel discussion between renowned hip-hop and reggae artists.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/distant-relatives,1159740.html] Rapper [[Nas]] and reggae star [[Damian Marley]] discussed ''[[Distant Relatives]]'', their album and documentary about the shared African roots of hip-hop and reggae.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/distant-relatives,1159740.html]  DJs [[Kool Herc]] and [[DJ Red Alert|Red Alert]] and dancehall legend [[U-Roy]] and dub-producer [[King Jammy]] were also on-hand to discuss the historical and cultural connections between the two genres of music.[http://www.thesource.com/2009/12/nas-and-damian-marley-distant-relatives-coming-in-2010/]

==Live birth==
The first internet–broadcasted birth appeared on Livestream.<ref>http://gawker.com/5401921/livestreamed-childbirth-is-the-only-sex+ed-youll-ever-need</ref> The birth was hosted on Livestream and MomsLikeMe, and carried live on the website of [[KARE|KARE 11]], a Twin Cities television station. Lynsee, a first-time mother, had blogged extensively about her pregnancy and decided to share the end of the story as a live streaming event at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.<ref>http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/this-birth-annnouncement-coming-to-you-live-from-the-delivery-room/</ref>

==Twitcam==
Livestream released [[Twitcam]] which allows users to broadcast live streaming video using their Twitter account.[http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10291261-248.html] When someone replies to a tweet that includes the link to the show, Twitcam counts it as a reply.[http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10291261-248.html] It then compiles these in a single place where everyone watching the broadcast can see the entire corresponding conversation.  Broadcasts using Twitcam are saved with a unique URL.[http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/07/29/twitcam-makes-live-video-simpler/]

==See also==
* [[Justin.tv]]
* [[Ustream.tv]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.Livestream.com/ Livestream Official Site]

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