Sistema para optimización de distribución de contenidos en directo, que comprende al menos un usuario provisto de un dispositivo de cálculo, un controlador ubicado en una red de distribución de contenidos, un servidor de optimizador de flujo continuo en directo ubicado en una red de transporte; servidor de optimizador de flujo continuo en directo

The system, comprising: - at least one user provided with a computing device requesting a live media content; and - a controller located in the distribution network of a content delivery network being adapted to receive said requesting and to transmit said requested live media content to said at least one user, the system comprising a live streaming optimizer (LISTO) server located in the transport network of said content delivery network and adapted to request said live media content to an identified content delivery network end point in a certain domain and adapted to transmit said live media content to said at least one user. The method of the invention for implementing the system of the invention. The live streaming optimizer server for optimal distribution of live media content.