5000+ Indie Net Broadcasters In Jeopardy As Live365 Announces January 31st Shutdown
Rates that net broadcasters to play music went up late last year and with the rate hike came the elimination of a special rates for smaller net broadcasters. The fallout is starting and today Live365, which since 1999 has been providing streaming services for 5000+ of small broadcasters, is shutting down.
In an email to its broadcasters, Live365 wrote:
"We are sad that we are closing our doors at the end of this month. There are always possibilities that we can come back in one form or another, but at this point in time, January 31, 2016 is the last day that Live365’s streaming servers and website will be maintained and supported."
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Squeeze out the little guy. But in the end they lose revenue streams. Gee I always thought something was better than nothing…
I was a broadcaster on Live365. My station did very well with 2000+ Total Listening Hours daily which was a nice revenue stream. Well now I’m force to broadcast overseas. So where is the revenue going now.
I guess Radionomy is an alternative?
I just discovered live 365 by serendipity less than a month ago, and I was rejoicing in the wonderful mix of great high quality music I had found. Too good to be true, I thought. Alas, I was right! I am so sad right now. What can we do??
Sad affair indeed. However many of former Live365 broadcasters have decided not to give up and continue on Radionomy. I am one of them. The music lives on.
Hi Robert, Where overseas do you do this? I have to move my live365 broadcast somewhere. I saw Radionomy but wondering what else is out there.
JR
Take a look at http://www.listen2myradio.com. They don’t mention the royalty fees as being included in their rates. If they are a non-US company, they may be exempt. If they use a separate firm to handle these fees, it would cost a broadcaster about $100/mo.in addition to the streaming charges.