[3] The project, then called "HuffPost Streaming Network", was described by Huffington as a "more relaxed, more free-flowing, and much more spontaneous and interactive" platform to disseminate content, unlike television.

[5] Huffington Post founding editor Roy Sekoff and Gabriel Lewis, head of AOL Studios, co-created and developed the project.

[9] In December 2014, HuffPost Live and Kosiner Venture Capital made an application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to bring the service to conventional television in Canada.

The live component continues to exist, though the emphasis on news and politics has been removed, instead being replaced with a few celebrity interviews per day at scheduled times.

Segments are open to participants joining the conversation via webcam, smart phones and tablet computers using Skype, Google+ and other video communication platforms.

[7][23] Videos produced by HuffPost Live are available on over-the-top services including Boxee, Roku, PlayStation 3 and Apple TV.

[7] 2012: Mashable's "Biggest Innovation in Media" 2013: Webby Awards – News & Information Channel; The Webbys – Media Streaming (Nominee); Tellys – Online Video, News Features (Bronze); Appy – Entertainment: Professional Content; Cine Golden Eagle – Original Digital Division, Non-Fiction – Documentary; NABJ – Digital Media Interactive: News – Chicago Killing Field 2014: Digiday – Best Video Platform; Gracie – Outstanding Online Producer, "Special Series on Gun Violence"; The Webbys – News & Information Channel; EPPY Award – Best Webcast HuffPost Live Conversations is an hour-long program featuring HuffPost Live interviews with celebrities, politicians, journalists and more.

[citation needed] The Works, where the programming is formatted into a two-hour block, features a wide-ranging mix of contents ranging from politics, entertainment, to international news.