As we close out 2025, I’d like to thank you. This year was defined by your passion and our shared commitment to growth. We focused intensely on strengthening the foundation of Live365, ensuring that the tech supporting your creative vision is the most stable and professional platform available. We also made big moves, unlocking our service in another market and delivering the powerful tools you need to grow and thrive.
We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, and as we look to 2026 our focus remains on your success. Thank you for your continued partnership. Your passion is the energy that drives the Live365 platform forward.
Expanded Reach & Quality Standard
Unlocking the Mexican Market for Broadcasters
We launched a comprehensive, localized solution for broadcasters in Mexico and broadcasters targeting the massive Mexican market. This move immediately removed major barriers to entry by:
- Simplifying International Licensing - We secured the necessary agreements with SOMEXFON and EMMAC/SACM to provide a single, bundled licensing solution – streamlining compliance and market entry.
- Integrating Distribution - We’ve established a partnership with iHeartRadio Mexico, instantly elevating the potential audience for our higher-tier stations.
- User Localization - We fully deployed Spanish localization across the Broadcaster Dashboard and introduced it as a user preference in all our mobile apps, making it easy for broadcasters to run their stations in this new market.
The Foundation for Your Growth
We invested heavily in the engine of our business. We successfully moved the entire Live365 infrastructure to a next-generation hosting environment, a huge project designed to eliminate future bottlenecks. This move delivers faster speeds and unmatched software and hardware stability, with high performance capabilities under peak listener loads. Simply put, this sets the stage to handle your station’s continued growth and expanding audience.
Professional Stream Reliability
We’ve raised the quality standard for all streams. We unlocked 192 kbps streaming for all broadcasters on our entry-level packages, ensuring every station has access to deliver true CD-quality audio. We also improved the stability of metadata and track artwork display to ensure consistent branding across all players.
Tools to Power Your Vision
Enhanced Content Management
We further streamlined the broadcasting workflow, with a focus on making it easier to manage large libraries and big uploads. We also boosted the capabilities of the Live365 Broadcaster app and the listener app, ensuring true mobility for both broadcasting and listening. This included adding real-time performance metrics and enhanced controls to the GoLive feature, and tweaking the listener app so it’s easier for listeners to stay tuned in longer.
Financial Flexibility
We want to make managing your account as effortless as possible, so we’ve introduced new payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay. It’s all about giving you more flexibility and clearing the path for you to focus on your content, not the paperwork.
Platform Accessibility
Rounding out the year, we rolled out a significant platform update focused on accessibility and inclusion. This update ensures the Live365 Dashboard is compliant with modern web standards (WCAG), featuring improved keyboard navigation, screen reader labeling, and better visual contrast for a truly universal broadcasting platform.
Community Spotlight: Connection & Content
Team & Broadcasters Connect
While 2025 was largely focused on platform development, connection is vital. A major highlight was our time spent at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Our team was on the ground, engaging with broadcasters and industry leaders and enjoying critical face-to-face time with one another. It was a privilege to host a successful happy hour, strengthening bonds with our valued community!
Strategic Content & Education
We’re committed to being the go-to experts in internet broadcasting. This year, we launched a new video initiative on the Live365 YouTube channel. Our new series, hosted by Kathryn, immediately tackled the biggest question facing every broadcaster: Music Licensing. We’re turning all those broadcasting tips, tricks, and guides into a simple, visual format so everyone in our community can run their station confidently and successfully.
This commitment to high-value support resources and educational content will only expand in the new year. Our goal is to consistently provide the resources you need to operate a professional, confident, and compliant station. We invite you to be part of this content: We encourage all broadcasters to reach out to us with your compelling content ideas and unique station stories – we’re actively looking for exciting features for upcoming videos.
Looking Forward to 2026
We ended 2025 stronger, faster, and with a broader reach than ever before. As we enter 2026, we’re preparing for the next evolution of the Live365 platform and all the exciting things we’re planning for our community of broadcasters in the coming year. Our focus is on delivering an even higher level of value, making your day-to-day operations even smoother, and empowering you to better connect with and grow your audience.
We’ll continue to invest in the future of audio, standing beside you as the definitive platform for independent broadcasting. If there’s ever a way we can better support you, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Support team ([email protected]).
Let's continue building the future of broadcasting, together.
Jon Stephenson
CEO, Live365
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