Press Release

LIVE365 ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION VIA WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2004

Leading Internet Radio Network Now Available to Media Center PC Customers

(Foster City, CA) - September 30, 2003 Live365 (www.live365.com), the leading Internet radio network, announced that its thousands of Internet radio stations are now available to Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 customers. The Live365 site has been especially designed to be viewed in the Media Center experience which can be enjoyed from a distance whether you are listening to the radio on the couch or the beanbag, using a remote control. Customers can conveniently preset their favorite stations and listen to music with the easy-to-use navigation of Windows XP Media Center.

"We are proud to make our content available on such a cutting edge platform, and look forward to supporting Windows XP Media Center Edition in the future via our strategic relationship", said Raghav Gupta, COO at Live365. "Live365 offers a wealth of content from Internet radio stations to Media Center PC customers," said Brad Brooks, marketing director, Windows eHome division at Microsoft Corp. "Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 provides consumers with a whole new set of digital music options on their PCs by supporting FM radio and the streaming music offered by Live365." Live 365 features available via remote control through the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 user interface include:

  • Access to thousands of stations in Live365's Network
  • Live365 preset features
  • Information on currently playing track
  • Volume control
For more information contact: Betty Ray, Public Relations: 650 345 7400 x216, pr@live365.com

About Live365
Live365 (www.live365.com) is the second largest Internet radio networks as rated by Arbitron. Live365 is unique in that its programming is created by music fans; anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can create their own Internet radio station for a small monthly fee. The result is the most diverse array of high-quality streaming audio available today, with thousands of stations spanning myriad genres, broadcasting from over 150 countries. Founded in July 1999, Live365 won the Best Radio Website award from the Web Marketing Association in 2003 and 2002, and was also the 2002 and 2001 winner of the People's Voice award for Best Music Site at the Webby Awards. The Company is a member of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Association for Independent Music (AFIM), the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) and Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI).

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