We are very excited to announce that Live Channels for Azure Media Services is now generally available and backed by the full support of the Azure Service-Level Agreement (SLA) for all customers. These are the same live services that broadcasters such as NBC Sports has used to deliver their multi-platform live coverage of their sports properties including English Premier League, NHL hockey, Sunday Night Football, and that more than one dozen international broadcasters to seamlessly deliver coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2014 FIFA World Cup.
For more information on functionality and pricing, please visit the Getting Started with Live Streaming blog post, the Media Services webpage or Media Services Pricing webpage, or this Live Streaming MSDN section.