42244 2 3 econsultancy_xml <p>LiveStation, which uses the Silverlight platform, is a P2P application like <a href="/blog/1798-joost-opens-to-the-public">Joost</a> or Babelgum, but differs from the two in that it can broadcast live TV. </p> <p>It is currently at the <a href="http://www.skinkers.com/news/all/page3/id58/">demo stage</a>, but will soon begin trialling the product with broadcasters. </p> <p>As well as Acacia Capital, the <a href="http://www.skinkers.com/news/all/page1/id81/">funding</a> has come from Spark Ventures, which invested $3.5m (£1.7m) in February 2006, and the company's management team. The funding will be used to further develop LiveStation. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:<br /></strong> <a href="/blog/1327-joost-rival-babelgum-goes-live"> <strong>Joost rival Babelgum goes live</strong> </a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>LiveStation, which uses the Silverlight platform, is a P2P application like <Link URL="/blog/1798-joost-opens-to-the-public" Window="Self">Joost</Link> or Babelgum, but differs from the two in that it can broadcast live TV. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>It is currently at the <Link URL="http://www.skinkers.com/news/all/page3/id58/" Window="Self">demo stage</Link>, but will soon begin trialling the product with broadcasters. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>As well as Acacia Capital, the <Link URL="http://www.skinkers.com/news/all/page1/id81/" Window="Self">funding</Link> has come from Spark Ventures, which invested $3.5m (£1.7m) in February 2006, and the company's management team. The funding will be used to further develop LiveStation. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:<LineBreak /></Emphasis> <Link URL="/blog/1327-joost-rival-babelgum-goes-live" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Joost rival Babelgum goes live</Emphasis> </Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-10-29T14:32:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Skinkers, the online alert technology provider, has bagged $16m (£8m) in a second round of funding led by Acacia Capital Partners. </strong> </p> <p>The company provides news alert services for the London Stock Exchange, CNN, the BBC and others, and recently announced the launch of <a href="http://www.livestation.com/">LiveStation</a>, a P2P live broadcast application. <strong></strong></p><strong> </strong> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Skinkers, the online alert technology provider, has bagged $16m (£8m) in a second round of funding led by Acacia Capital Partners. </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The company provides news alert services for the London Stock Exchange, CNN, the BBC and others, and recently announced the launch of <Link URL="http://www.livestation.com/" Window="Self">LiveStation</Link>, a P2P live broadcast application. <Emphasis></Emphasis></Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1880 364478 Web broadcast firm Skinkers nets funding false 2007-10-29T15:44:00+00:00 web-broadcast-firm-skinkers-nets-funding 2009-04-28T23:00:32+01:00 2009-04-28T23:00:32+01:00 268