Livebarn

Livebarn inc., is a Canadian technology company that provides internet enabled livestreams for amateur sporting venues.
Overview
Livebarn uses a subscription model for access. Subscribers can watch events at covered facilities live as well as on-demand. Livebarn pays for and maintains the internet enabled cameras that allow viewers to watch featured events.
The service allows families of amateur athletes to watch their games from afar, and allows league offices to review safety concerns. The company also provides various sharing options, and analytics in some instances.
Livebarn shares revenue with the venues where they install their cameras; the revenue share has been reported as 10% or 20%. They have a partnership with USA Hockey.
History
In 2021, Susquehanna Growth Equity invested in Livebarn. Also in 2021, BDC Capital, an arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada, invested $14m CAD in Livebarn.
In 2023, GameOnStream, a company that provided a similar service, merged with Livebarn.
Notable recordings
In 2022, Livebarn cameras captured a 63 year old man go into cardiac arrest during a hockey game at Tam-O-Shanter arena in Sylvania, Ohio. The cameras subsequently captured his teammates summon help, receive CPR, and be taken off the ice on a stretcher. The man survived following emergency triple bypass surgery.
In 2023, Livebarn cameras captured a 13 year old score a hat trick in only 10 seconds of game play at Balgonie Stardome, in Balgonie, Saskatchewan.
In 2024, Livebarn cameras captured parents and at least one coach brawling at Gateway Ice Centre in Hamlton, Ontario.
In February 2025, Livebarn cameras captured a man assault two referees -- aged 12 and 14 -- during his son's ice hockey game at the Kraker Community Iceplex in Seattle, Washington.

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