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Puretracks to Launch DRM-free Music Store for BlackBerry

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2008 - 12:49pm.

Toronto - Digital music service provider Puretracks announced on Tuesday that it has developed a new DRM-free mobile music store and service for BlackBerry smartphones. Puretracks has licenses from all four major labels, as well as many independents, for a catalog of 2 million songs, but did not say specifically what content would be available on the new service. The Wi-Fi-based Puretracks Mobile Edition for BlackBerry, which will be previewed this week at South by Southwest in Austin, will launch first in the U.S. in April before rolling out to Canada and other markets.

tags: Mobile | Music | DRM | BlackBerry | Puretracks |

Canada's MuchMusic Launches Digital Store Powered by Puretracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 4, 2006 - 12:51pm.
Los Angeles - Canadian music television network MuchMusic announced on Wednesday at Digital Media Wire's Digital Music Forum event in Los Angeles that it has launched a digital music store. The company tapped Toronto-based Puretracks to power the service, which offers a selection of over one million songs in Microsoft's Windows Media Audio format that can be purchased a la carte and downloaded to PCs and portable MP3 players. The store also features ringtones, and celebrity playlists from MuchMusic VJs Sarah Taylor and Tim Deegan.
tags: Tech | Music | Commerce | Events | Canada | Puretracks | DMFW | MuchMusic |

Tower Records to Launch New Music Download Store Tuesday

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2006 - 1:40pm.
Los Angeles - Music retail store chain Tower Records plans to launch a new digital music store on Tuesday that will be powered by Puretracks, which operates a popular service in Canada, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The service will initially offer a library of 1.2 million tracks, available for 99 cents each or $9.99 for full albums.
tags: Launches | Music Launches | Downloads | Music | Commerce | Retail | Tower Records | Puretracks |

Canada's Record Industry Licenses Tracks to Napster, MusicNet, PureTracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2003 - 4:40am.
Toronto -- The Canadian recording industry has announced the signing of licensing agreements with a number of online music services, which will soon result in the launch of services including Napster and MusicNet in Canada. The agreement was signed by the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) and the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). The first to benefit from the agreement will be Canada-based PureTracks, which intends to launch its paid download service on Oct. 14. Canadian versions of both Napster and MusicNet are expected to launch shortly, all offering songs starting at $0.99. "This agreement sets up a solid, practical system to enable these new online services to obtain the rights they need to do business in Canada," said CMRRA president David Basskin. "Music publishers and songwriters are vitally important members of the music industry, and this agreement ensures that their rights will be respected -- and that they'll be paid for the use of their songs."
tags: Napster | MusicNet | Canada | Record Industry | Puretracks |