Mobile music

Napster and Ericsson Launch Mobile Music Service With Entel PCS in Chile

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:21:11 +0000

First in Latin America

LOS ANGELES, CA, Feb 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with leading Chilean operator Entel PCS to provide the Napster Mobile music service in Latin America for the first time.

Napster Mobile is based on Ericsson's service delivery platform and will enable Entel PCS's subscribers to search, browse, preview and purchase content on their wireless handsets via i-shop, the Entel PCS Mobile Portal. The service features Napster's catalog of more than four million songs and mastertones, and offers a dual-delivery option for simultaneous downloads to subscribers' mobile phones and PCs. Hence, the service allows direct downloads to mobile phones, a unique feature, bypassing the PC-download stage to provide greater user convenience.

"We are excited to add Latin America to our global footprint, which also includes the North American, Japanese and European markets," said Brad Duea, President of Napster. "Through our partnership with Ericsson, we look forward to offering a superior mobile music experience to Entel PCS customers." » read more »

Sony Ericsson expands PlayNow arena with 5 million new tracks.

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:51:30 +0000

Cannes, France – 27th January – Sony Ericsson today unveiled the next stage in the evolution of PlayNow™ arena, its popular over-the-air (OTA) download service. At the MIDEM conference in Cannes, Sony Ericsson announced deals with 10 major record labels, adding over 5 million new tracks to its extensive catalogue. Sony Ericsson also unveiled the design and URL for PlayNow™ arena and launched PlayNow™ Uncut, (formerly M-Buzz™) a music promotional space for new, unsigned and developing artists.

Record label partnerships

Today Sony Ericsson announced partnerships with 10 of the largest international and regional music labels including: Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, The Orchard, IODA, The PocketGroup, Hungama, X5 Music, Bonnier Amigo and VidZone, adding over 5 million new tracks to PlayNow™ arena. Sony Ericsson is currently negotiating further deals with a host of regional labels to further broaden the variety of music available and bring a wealth of localised content direct to the consumer. » read more »

Napster and Ericsson Roll-Out New Mobile Music Service for Telecom Italia

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:18:51 +0000

Italy's Largest Telecommunication Group

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jan 28, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) today announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with Telecom Italia through its mobile brand TIM, the leading mobile carrier serving the Italian market with over 35 million subscribers.

Co-developed by Ericsson and Napster for the Italian market, Napster Mobile is a premium music service offering an array of features and personalized content, including ringtones, artist images, wallpaper and access to Napster Mobile's catalog of more than 5 million songs. Napster Mobile also offers dual-delivery for simultaneous downloads to a subscriber's PC and mobile phone, a unique feature that provides users the convenience of downloading songs directly to their phones with a high-fidelity copy of the song available to download on their PCs.

Under the agreement, Ericsson's responsibilities include systems integration, operation, maintenance and content management of Napster Mobile for TIM. The service is available now. » read more »

Orange Teams With Radio FG To Enhance Its Music Services

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:06:29 +0000

Paris, January 24, 2008 -- Orange has teamed up with Radio FG to offer its mobile and Internet customers exclusive editorial and musical content. Thanks to this partnership Orange customers can now listen to Radio FG live on their mobile via hertzian broadcast or Internet on their Liveradio.

They can also access Radio FG podcasts every week on orange.fr in the music section or on their mobile. Each month, music fans will also find new playlists specially designed for them by editorial teams at Radio FG. They will be able to download them from the Internet or their mobile.

Finally, Radio FG and Orange will provide music creators and fans with a space entirely devoted to music thanks to the Orange community sites, Soundtribes and Pikeo. » read more »

Napster Expands Its Music Subscription Service Across New DoCoMo Mobile Phones in Japan

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:02:36 +0000

Napster to Go Now Compatible With 34 Microsoft(R) Windows Media(R)-Enabled DoCoMo Handset Models

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jan 24, 2008 -- Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) announced today that the company's mobile music subscription service is available to NTT DoCoMo customers through nine new models of the mobile company's line of music-enabled handsets, the FOMA(R)705i series. The Microsoft(R) Windows Media(R)-branded handsets let DoCoMo customers seamlessly download music directly to their handsets or download music and playlists from their PC to their phones.

The Napster-compatible handsets in the FOMA(R)705i series from DoCoMo, Japan's largest wireless carrier, boasts the latest features in mobile listening technology. By integrating the user experience of Microsoft Windows(R) Vista(R) with the latest-addition mobile phones, DoCoMo customers can manage their music from wherever they are. » read more »

Led Zeppelin Rocks Over-the-Air on Verizon Wireless

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:54:04 +0000

10/15/07 -- Verizon Wireless and Led Zeppelin today announced they have partnered to provide mobile customers with an entirely new way to access the legendary rock band’s music. Verizon Wireless will be the first mobile music service provider for ring tones, ringback tones, alert tones, and wallpapers, as well as full-song over-the-air downloads, offering customers infinite ways to personalize their phones and express themselves. Full-song downloads will be available on November 13, 2007. The band’s catalog includes such landmark songs as “Rock and Roll,” “Kashmir,” “Communication Breakdown,” and “Stairway to Heaven.”

“Led Zeppelin is the greatest rock band ever and their music transcends generations,” said David Dorn, senior vice president of e-commerce for Rhino Entertainment. “We are excited to be working with a forward thinking partner like Verizon Wireless to offer the group’s legendary catalog of recordings across the entire spectrum of mobile products to longtime fans, as well as new, young fans discovering the band for the first time.” » read more »

MobiTV Announces Management Team Evolution

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:30:36 +0000

New Structure Designed to Accelerate Growth Trajectory

MobiTV, Inc., a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services, today announced an expanded management team structure designed to capitalize upon the burgeoning opportunities in the mobile entertainment industry that the Company has pioneered.

Dr. Phillip Alvelda, founder and chief executive officer, formally announced the appointment of co-founder Paul Scanlan, formerly chief operating officer, to the role of president, with responsibility for sales, business development, product management, marketing and content. Additionally, Dr. Alvelda announced the appointment of Bruce Gilpin, formerly chief strategy officer and interim chief financial officer, to the role of chief operating officer, with responsibility for the office of the chief technology officer, engineering, operations, IT and customer support. And finally, he announced the appointment of Bill Losch to the role of chief financial officer, to join soon with responsibility for finance and administration. Losch will join MobiTV from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., where he serves as chief accounting officer. » read more »

More Than a Million Cellular One Customers Have Access to Napster Mobile Hosted by Ericsson

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:24:43 +0000

Wireless Provider puts Nation’s Largest Mobile Music Catalog at Subscribers’ Fingertips

Cellular One customers across the US have access to the world’s largest mobile music catalog thanks to a joint partnership between the wireless provider, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) announced today. Napster Mobile is available to customers of Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems, one of the largest providers of wireless services in rural America.

The service features Napster’s massive catalog of over 3 million full-length songs enabling Cellular One’s more than 1.6 million customers to easily enjoy music on their wireless handset and on their PC.

Tom Roberts, Chief Marketing Officer for Cellular One, says: “This agreement gives Cellular One customers an outstanding catalog of music available directly from their wireless handset. This is another example of how consumers are increasingly using their wireless handsets in non-traditional ways and we are making cutting-edge technology and services available to our customer base”. » read more »

Atlantic Records UK Adopts ShoZu-Enabled Phones To Broaden Artist Reach, Providing Instant Mobile-to-Web Image Transfers

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:48:17 +0000

Warner Music International the First Music Major to Work with ShoZu in Europe

Atlantic Records UK, a division of Warner Music International, has announced that it is adopting ShoZu’s one-click handset-to-web video and photo uploading service to connect its artists and fans online. The agreement is the first in Europe and the latest in a series of ShoZu/record label partnerships that enables artists to easily post video clips and photos taken with camera phones onto their own websites, social network sites, and photo and video sharing communities such as YouTube.

Atlantic UK performers equipped with ShoZu-powered phones will now be able to create their own behind-the-scenes photos and video clips with the handset, add comments or captions, and immediately transmit the content to assorted web destinations with one click. » read more »

EMI Records teams with ShoZu for the next phase in mobile content delivery

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:46:14 +0000

EMI Records has announced an initiative to enable its artists to document and share their day-to-day activities with music fans directly from their camera phones through a partnership with ShoZu, a provider of mobile media exchange services. Artists equipped with ShoZu-enabled mobile phones will now be able to transfer photos and video clips from their handsets to a wide variety of web destinations with a click, giving fans a near-real-time window into performers’ lives.

ShoZu’s service provides an easy and compelling way for an artist to create bite-sized content and immediately upload it from the handset to his or her website or blog, Flickr, YouTube or other online channels. This effectively creates an artist-branded content feed that can help strengthen the connection between performer and fan base.

EMI artists who will participate in the programme include Air Traffic, Gisli and The Aliens. » read more »

Kyocera Wireless Enables Complete Mobile Control For Any Portable Music Device With Bluetooth Music Gateway

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:28:09 +0000

New Compact Accessory Provides Unique Audio Technology, Making Music Portability for Music Phones and MP3 Players Easy for the Home and Office

Kyocera Wireless Corp. has announced the Kyocera Bluetooth® Music Gateway for enhanced mobile music portability to entertainment systems. This compact and easy-to-use universal accessory uses Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology to free digital audio files from personal music players such as cell phones and MP3 players, enabling a wirelessly-controlled full room experience over home and office stereos* or Bluetooth-enabled headsets. » read more »

Alltel Wireless and LG Mobile Phones introduce the LG AX8600

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:19:02 +0000

New phone features ultra-slim design, MP3 player and Celltop technology

LG AX8600

Alltel Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced the LG AX8600, an ultra-slim phone that lets customers listen to their favorite music while on the go. Available in Marine Blue, Apple Green and Shimmering Gold the LG AX8600 features an MP3 player with touch-sensitive external keys, a 1.3 mega pixel camera/camcorder, Alltel's patent-pending Celltop technology and entertainment applications including Alltel's Axcess TV and XM Radio Mobile, making this a must have mobile entertainment device. The LG AX8600 is now available and can be purchased at Alltel Wireless retail stores and at shopalltel.com. » read more »

Upstage By Samsung, Exclusively From Sprint

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:02:12 +0000

Dual-sided design puts a new spin on music phones with the look of a phone on one side and an integrated MP3 player on the other side

Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced the upcoming availability of UpStage by Samsung, the first U.S. wireless phone designed with a revolutionary form factor that optimizes music capabilities with the look of a phone on one side and an MP3 player on the other. Operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband network, UpStage by Samsung provides easy access to Sprint's exclusive multimedia content, including Sprint Music Store with quick over-the-air music downloads.

UpStage by Samsung is the first Sprint phone to offer the following features designed to make mobile music more entertaining than ever: » read more »

Sprint UpStage by Samsung

Motorola's First In-Car Streaming Audio Solution Now Available At Verizon Wireless

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:41:13 +0000

From the CTIA WIRELESS 2007® show today, Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced the exclusive availability of the new Motorola Automotive Music & Hands-free System T605. Available at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on April 6, including those within Circuit City stores, this new car kit gives music-lovers access to digital music and phone calls directly through one car sound system.

“Customers will enjoy the fact that their music will stream wirelessly from any Bluetooth® stereo mobile phone, but when a call comes in the T605 pauses the music and resumes it when the call ends,” said Patrick Bucci, director of accessories for Verizon Wireless. “This is an easy way for Verizon Wireless customers to take their music with them wherever they go.”

The T605 also lets Verizon Wireless customers enjoy uninterrupted conversations. Just turn on the ignition and the T605 automatically syncs with a compatible Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone. » read more »

Jabra Debuts Convertible Bluetooth Stereo Headset Available At Verizon Wireless

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:12:29 +0000

The Jabra BT8010 Bluetooth Headset Creates a New Category for Wireless Mobile and Stereo Music Headsets

From the CTIA WIRELESS 2007® show, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, and Jabra®, a leading brand of audio products for mobile consumers, contact centers and office professionals, today announced the ground-breaking Jabra BT8010 convertible Bluetooth® stereo headset with a personalized phonebook and caller ID. The multi-functional Jabra BT8010 will be sold as a standard headset but can be turned into a fully functional Bluetooth stereo headset for listening to music with the addition of a separately purchased stereo earpiece. » read more »

Verizon Wireless And SanDisk Introduce 4-Gigabyte MicroSDHC Mobile Phone Card For V CAST Music Phones

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:08:24 +0000

Worldwide Launch of Highest Capacity, Fingernail-Size Memory Card Includes U.S. Rollout in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores for Full-Featured Mobile Phones

4GB SanDisk microSDHC card

From the CTIA WIRELESS 2007® show, Verizon Wireless and SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) announced a 4-gigabyte (GB)1 microSD™ High Capacity (SDHC™) card will be available on May 1.

Using the 4GB SanDisk microSDHC card with a V CAST-capable phone and V CAST Music, Verizon Wireless customers can store more than 2,000 digital songs for use on their LG VX9400 and VX8700 phones. For picture and video aficionados, the 4G microSDHC offers the capability to store more than 4,000 high-resolution pictures or up to 16 hours of MPEG 4 video.2 The card will be sold with an adapter that fits into a standard-size SD™ slot of other devices and will be available at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. » read more »

The New Helio Ocean

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:46:04 +0000

Dual-Slide Device Serves Up Definitive Mobile Experience in Uncompromising Form Factor

Introducing Ocean™, the world's first dual-slider combining a traditional numeric keypad and a separate full QWERTY keyboard in a single device.

Designed to be the ultimate social networking tool, Ocean merges Instant Messages, text messages, picture messages and emails from all the major portals, ISPs and even corporate Exchange servers, in one location.

A 3G media and content powerhouse, Ocean also delivers full over-the-air music downloads, video-on-demand, a high-resolution camera, an HTML browser, MySpace on Helio, GPS-enabled Google Maps™ for mobile, Buddy Beacon™ and much more. » read more »

Helio Ocean

Vodafone Music to offer original and innovative music events

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:35:12 +0000

In line with its strategy of associating itself with major music events in Portugal, Vodafone said it intends to strengthen its links to music through a project involving various innovative and different music events created and produced by Vodafone Portugal involving the music of Portuguese groups.

Called Vodafone Music, the project's objective is to expose music lovers to the music of Portuguese artists. Vodafone plans to introduce Portuguese artists to a wider public by establishing a closer association with the brand through the promotion of innovative and different music events.

In April, May and August, music will hit the streets with the Vodafone Flash Concerts which will take 6 Portuguese artists (Fonzie, Mesa, Fingertips, Loto, Mundo Secreto and Expensive Soul) to 6 of the country's cities (Aveiro, Oporto, Évora, Braga, Faro and Portimão). The event will be completed in a single day, different for each location, in a "flash" operation designed to share Portuguese music with the population of each city. » read more »

Warner Bros. Records Puts Artists on the Road with ShoZu

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:25:02 +0000

New Partnership Expands Label’s Use of ShoZu Image Upload Service

Warner Bros. Records is stepping up its use of ShoZu’s mobile image uploading service with a partnershop that is already enabling more than a dozen of the label’s artists to send images and video directly from ShoZu-powered cellphones to YouTube, MySpace and other Web destinations. The label was the first to use ShoZu’s technology, beginning with a February 2006 campaign for the U.S. debut of Australia’s The Veronicas that marked the first mobile video blog concert coverage in the industry.

Warner Bros. Records artists who are now “ShoZu’ing” their activities include pop, R&B, metal and rap performers Ashley Tisdale, Tynisha Keli, Jessi Malay, Mike Jones, The Cribs and Crime Mob; country artists Lance Miller, The Wreckers and Blake Shelton; and comedian Lisa Lampanelli. » read more »

Inmobia sponsors Latin Mobile & Digital Music Summit

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:15:18 +0000

In Latin America, content derived from music is a strong seller. As in the US, music industry revenues have been slow. But as Latin music cross borders becoming mainstream, 3G networks and technological advancements come into place, internet use by US Latinos and Latinamericans grow at an impressive rate and sophisticated mobile devices are beginning to take the market by storm, the industry is poised for phenomenal growth.

Ashley Tisdale's Debut Album Soars with ShoZu Phone Videos

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:01:06 +0000

Warner Bros. Records Puts Singer on Map with Low-Cost Mobile-to-Web Viral Marketing Tool

Ashley Tisdale, the 21-year-old actress whose debut album for Warner Bros. Records bowed at #5 last month, has become the first performing artist to make the charts on her freshman outing with the aid of an Internet-enabled camera phone. The strategy hatched by the record label has turned Tisdale into a YouTube star and helped drive over 65,000 first week sales of her “Headstrong” CD. Ashley’s first single, “Be Good To Me” is currently climbing the Top 40 radio chart, with Z100 (NYC) leading the pack.

Using a handset equipped with one-click image uploading technology from ShoZu Inc., Tisdale has created and posted dozens of personal behind-the-scenes videos that have generated more than 6.7 million YouTube views at an average of 225,000 views per clip. Her YouTube channel has ranked #4 in the music category for months and is the #5 most-viewed of all channels this month. » read more »

WiderThan Powers Rogers Wireless Music Services

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:56:32 +0000

WiderThan announced it has launched a full-function Music-on-Demand (MOD) service for Rogers Wireless Inc. With the launch of Rogers MusicStore, Rogers, Canada's largest wireless voice and data communications services provider, becomes the first Canadian wireless service provider to offer their customers both a pay-per-download and a subscription service option for both mobile handsets and PCs.

With the Rogers MusicStore service, Rogers' subscribers can download full music tracks over-the-air and over-the-Internet and transfer digital music between their mobile devices and PCs. Using WiderThan's mobile music service platform, Rogers is also offering a new indie music portal called Redpipe. Redpipe enables customers and music artists to upload and share their music and videos, both over the mobile network and the Internet. Acquired content can be played on Rogers' supported phones, PCs, and all Microsoft "Plays For Sure" mobile devices. » read more »

RealNetworks And Nokia Make Wi-Fi Rhapsody A Reality With Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:52:42 +0000

Rhapsody's Three Million Song Library Now Seamlessly Accessible from Any Wi-Fi Hot-Spot or Wireless Network Via Nokia N800

RealNetworks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK), the world's largest handset manufacturer, announced that U.S. consumers can now enjoy mobile access to the award-winning Rhapsody® digital music service through the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. This innovative collaboration gives Nokia N800 Internet Tablet users rapid access to Rhapsody's three million songs anywhere they have a Wi-Fi connection.

The new Rhapsody features are available to Nokia N800 Internet Tablet users beginning Tuesday, March 27, through a free software update, accessible via the device's Tableteer menu and also at www.nokiausa.com/n800. In addition to playback from Rhapsody's robust music catalog, this update will enable Nokia N800 Internet Tablet users to listen to customized Rhapsody playlists, stream hundreds of professionally programmed Internet radio channels and browse Rhapsody's critically acclaimed music editorial and album reviews. » read more »

WiderThan Partners With Helio On Helio Music And AnswerRings Services

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:49:42 +0000

Rogers' Wireless Customers Can Discover, Download, and Enjoy Music Anytime, Anywhere

WiderThan, a subsidiary of RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), announced that it has partnered with Helio on the launch of their Helio Music (MOD) and AnswerRings (RBT) services.

Utilizing WiderThan's full-function Music-on-Demand (MOD) platform, Helio Music lets members download full music tracks over-the-air directly to their device. This Spring, Helio plans to debut a PC version of Helio Music utilizing the WiderThan platform for dual delivery of full tracks to a member's PC and device.

WiderThan's complete, end-to-end ringback tone (RBT) platform was utilized for Helio's AnswerRings service, allowing Helio members to personalize the audio heard when people call with music from a variety of genres, personal messages, comedy, and other types of audio content. » read more »

T-Mobile Czech Republic Surfs Over To Musiwave For Full Track Music Downloads

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:40:03 +0000

Web Service to Offer More Than 400,000 Tracks

Musiwave, an Openwave company (Openwave Systems Inc. NASDAQ: OPWV), and a provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, announced that T-Mobile Czech Republic selected Musiwave to provide a full-track online music store. The t-music PLAY service enables users to browse and purchase tracks which are then available for download onto a PC, for transfer to mobile devices. The service is based on a fixed and mobile converged platform, using SIM-based billing. For the first time in the Czech Republic, users can access features that enable services such as recommending and gifting tracks to their friends for both PC and mobile downloads.

The service is available on the popular Czech Republic music portal www.t-music.cz and integrated with the equally popular television and radio chart of the same name. Over the air delivery to the mobile devices will be available in the second phase of the project. » read more »

AT&T Teams Up With Napster To Delivers Access To 3 Million Song Tracks Across Multiple Screens, Devices

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:08:41 +0000

AT&T Wireless and Broadband Subscribers to Benefit From One Year of Free, Unlimited Music With Napster To Go

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS) announced a new offer that gives customers free unlimited access for one year to more than 3 million song tracks through Napster To Go®, allowing consumers to customize playlists on their PC and transfer favorite tunes to compatible wireless phones and music devices. This move further blurs the line between communications and entertainment as well as wireless and wireline services.

Available beginning Sunday, April 1, across the company’s nationwide wireless footprint with qualifying plans— as well as across the company’s entire 22-state traditional service footprint with qualifying wireless, home phone and broadband triple-pack bundles— the offer enables consumers to conveniently access their favorite songs across multiple screens, including the PC, the wireless screen and other compatible music devices. The offer builds on the company’s effort to deliver anytime, anywhere access to enhanced content. » read more »

3 top of the class in the Music Week Awards Best Digital Music Service Category

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:20:28 +0000

Last week's Music Week Awards saw 3 take the title of best Digital Music Service for the second year running, edging out tough competition including AOL Music and Napster.

The past year has seen 3's music service expand to take 75% of the mobile music download market, and a 10.5% share of the overall UK singles market. With 500,000 customers regularly downloading music, 3 provides over 1 million downloads a month, reaching 1.5 million in December 2006. This makes 3 second only to iTunes in the UK digital download market.

3's growth has been boosted by a host of new content ranging from high profile exclusive releases to unique live performance videos and a brand new unsigned band initiative.

Highlights of 2006 included:

* Launch of 3's Music Store – 3MusicStore is 3's digital music shop. Users can browse and search over 500,000 tracks and download them in as little as two clicks for just 99p. Every track that customers buy on their PC is available at no extra cost on their mobile. All tracks that are purchased on mobile can also be downloaded to PC at no additional cost » read more »

Turbonegro single first released for mobiles

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:11:42 +0000

(Fornebu, 8 March 2007) Now you can listen to the new Turbonegro single exclusively on your mobile. This is the first time a Norwegian band have chosen to initially release a single exclusively for mobile phones.

The song "Do You Do You Dig Destruction?" is taken from Turbonegro's coming album.

"Protect the environment, buy your music digitally," urges the Turbo crew.

The song is available from djuice and Telenor in partnership with Universal Music, and can be downloaded for free until the end of April. As with all songs you buy from Telenor's music store, you can also download "Do You Do You Dig Destruction?" to your PC, make a CD copy, transfer it to other MP3 players, etc.

"2006 was the year music on mobile phones really took off in Norway. Telenor customers downloaded more than 1 million songs, and almost as many music mobiles were sold in Norway. We see that this success is continuing in 2007," says Jon Erik Haug, Director for Consumer Mobile at Telenor.

djuice and Telenor have 750,000 songs in their music store, for the second largest amount of legal music downloads in Norway. » read more »

2,000 free local full track music downloads for Vodafone 3G customers

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:13:30 +0000

1 March 2007 -- During the month of March, Vodafone is offering its customers free downloads of full songs by local artists and bands on their 3G mobile phone. Available tracks include 'Marigold' by Winter Moods, 'Someone Else' by Ira Losco and 'Room 7' by Scream Daisy.

Vodafone customers can download a number of full tracks by Ira Losco, Winter Moods, Scream Daisy, DJ Ruby, J-Joy, Plan Zero and Bitterside. Other artists will be included in the coming days. A total of 2,000 music records will be available for free download on a first come first served basis until the 31st March. » read more »

Musiwave Smart Radio Service Selected By 3 Italia

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:32:56 +0000

Musiwave Smart Radio Service Selected By 3 Italia

Personalized Streaming Radio Service Available on Java-Enabled Handsets

BARCELONA, SPAIN, 3GSM World Congress - February 13, 2007 -- Musiwave, an Openwave company (Openwave Systems Inc. NASDAQ: OPWV) and a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, today announced its Smart Radio service for Java-enabled handsets has been selected by 3 Italia, the Mobile Media Company controlled by the Hutchison Whampoa Group and UMTS mobile leader in the world with over 6.8 million customers. Launched this month, the 3 Smart Radio service offers 3 Italia's subscribers access to interactive and personalized music streams and themed channels, as well as a catalog of thousands of full-tracks from major record labels via an integrated music download storefront where full track music downloads will be available. » read more »