Loudeye and EMI Sign Dual-Mode Download Service Agreement
24 Janvier 2006 - 9:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
CANNES, France, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Loudeye Corp.
(NASDAQ:LOUD), a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital
media solutions, today announced an agreement with EMI Music, to
provide dual-mode digital downloads of EMI's music to retail
customers across Europe. The dual-delivery model allows users to
browse, search, listen, and download full-length songs over-the-air
to their mobile device as well as to a personal computer, all
through one transaction. Tracks can be ordered direct from either a
personal computer or a mobile phone, and then delivered to the
individual devices from a single account, through retailers using
this Loudeye service. Loudeye already distributes fixed-line
downloads from EMI's catalogue of over 320,000 tracks. Doug Lucas,
EMI Music's vice-president of digital development and distribution,
said: "Music fans increasingly want to be able to purchase and
listen to music whenever it is convenient to them, and then be able
to listen to that music across all their devices whenever they
choose. This agreement with Loudeye will allow us to respond
further to this clear consumer demand." Ed Averdieck, Managing
Director for Loudeye in Europe, added: "Services launched in 2005
showed that a growing proportion of consumers across Europe want to
be able to download music to their mobile phone. This convenient
service goes one step further and allows consumers to download the
track to their mobile and PC through one account." About Loudeye
Corp. Loudeye is a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital
media solutions and the outsourcing provider of choice for
companies looking to maximize the return on their digital media
investment. Loudeye combines innovative products and services with
the world's largest digital music archive, a broad catalog of
licensed digital music and the industry's leading digital media
infrastructure enabling partners to rapidly and cost effectively
launch complete, customized digital media stores and services. For
more information, visit http://www.loudeye.com/. About EMI EMI is
the world's largest independent music company, operating in 50
countries around the world. Its record labels include Angel, Blue
Note, Capitol, EMI, EMI Classics, Mute, Parlophone and Virgin. For
more details on EMI, please visit http://www.emigroup.com/. Forward
Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking
information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in this release
are based on current estimates and actual results may differ
materially due to risks, including the possibility of adverse
changes in the market for distribution of digital audio and video
that Loudeye serves; adverse or uncertain legal developments with
respect to copyrights surrounding the creation and distribution of
digital content; pricing pressures and other activities by
competitors; the failure of Loudeye's hosting infrastructure; the
complexity of Loudeye's services and delivery networks, including
mobile over-the-air delivery services; any problems or failures in
the structure, complexities or redundancies of Loudeye's network
infrastructure; failures in third party telecommunication and
network providers to provide required transmission capacity; lack
of market acceptance for Loudeye's products and services; the
possible delay in the adoption of digital media or related
applications on the web in general; and other risks set forth in
Loudeye's most recent Form 10-Q, Form 10-K and other SEC filings
which are available through EDGAR at http://www.sec.gov/. These are
among the primary risks we foresee at the present time. Loudeye
assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements.
FCMN Contact: glee@mprm.com DATASOURCE: Loudeye Corp. CONTACT:
media (U.S.), Karen DeMarco of mPRm Public Relations,
+1-323-933-3399, or , for Loudeye; or media (Europe), Chris Owen of
Trimedia Communications UK, +44-0-207-471-6851, or
+44-0-7787-122-800, or , for Loudeye; or investors, Michael
Dougherty of Loudeye, +1-206-832-4000, or Web site:
http://www.loudeye.com/ http://www.emigroup.com/
Copyright
Loudeye (NASDAQ:LOUD)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juin 2024 à Juil 2024
Loudeye (NASDAQ:LOUD)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juil 2023 à Juil 2024
Real-Time news about Loudeye (NASDAQ): 0 recent articles
Plus d'articles sur Loudeye (MM)