Method and device for playing live broadcast streaming media

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for device for playing live broadcast streaming media, and relates to the field of internet multimedia. Playing flexibility of the live broadcast streaming media can be improved. The method includes the steps that a live broadcast streaming media search request is acquired, wherein the live broadcast streaming media search request comprises search information and the search moment, and the search moment indicates time for generating the live broadcast streaming media search request; according to the search information, the live broadcast streaming media matched with the search information are looked for; if the search moment is earlier than the playing starting moment of the live broadcast streaming media, on-demand unicast multimedia files, corresponding to the search information, in a playing media database are played; if the search moment is just or is later than the playing starting moment of the live broadcast streaming media, the live broadcast streaming