FOSTER CITY, California – Live365.com today announced a partnership with Road Runner that further positions Live365.com as the leading source for the creation and broadcast of personal online radio stations. This alliance makes Live365.com the first user-generated radio offering on the Road Runner broadband network. This is Live365.com's first strategic broadband partnership.
Through this agreement, subscribers of Road Runner's broadband service will have access to enhanced radio content selection and free radio broadcasting tools. Broadband users can explore thousands of channels and put up their own stations free in a co-branded section of Road Runner, which will also include tutorials and links to suggested tools. In addition, users will have the ability to broadcast to an expanded community, encompassing both the Road Runner and Live365.com communities. Users will also have the ability to use a broadcast filter that shows only Road Runner user-generated broadcasts.
"We are excited to provide our service of easy to use web based broadcasting tools, storage and bandwidth to the Road Runner broadband community," said John Jeffrey, Executive VP at Live365.com.
"Our Live365.com partnership is another example of how we are continuing to provide our subscribers with a unique, customized, broadband experience," said Michael Brady, associate director of business development for Road Runner. "Live365.com's personalized radio offering is a welcome addition to the Road Runner family."
Road Runner (http://www.rr.com) is a leading cable broadband online service, serving in excess of 550,000 customers in the communities where it is available. It is a joint venture among affiliates of Time Warner Inc., MediaOne Group, Microsoft Corp., Compaq Corp. and Advance/Newhouse. It combines the resources and strategic talent of five partners who are world leaders in media, broadband communications, computer software and hardware and publishing. The Road Runner character is a trademark and copyright of Warner Bros., a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
Live365.com is the leading global broadcasting Internet community for individuals and performers to create, broadcast and listen to personal Internet radio stations. Providing free tools and bandwidth necessary to broadcast, Live365.com allows anyone with a computer to create their own "station" using personally selected content. The site has been lauded as the breakthrough product for disk jockeys, music-lovers, aspiring talk show hosts, comedians and signed and unsigned artists, as well as listeners. Live365.com is the single largest broadcaster of streaming MP3 audio content on the web, representing an astounding 30% of the total streaming MP3 audience. Live365.com launched in July 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.