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Motorola Licenses Universal Songs for iRadio Phone/Car Stereo Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 4, 2005 - 3:10am.
Schaumberg, Ill. - Motorola announced on Tuesday that it has licensed Universal Music Group's catalog for its iRadio service, which will let consumers transfer streaming music and Internet talk radio onto cell phones, and then listen both on their phones and on car stereos through a Bluetooth connection. While Universal is the first major label to sign on to the service, EMI has also expressed interest in iRadio, whose launch was recently delayed from the fall until next spring. The service is expected to cost between $5 and $7 per month, while iRadio handsets will cost about $200, and a Bluetooth car stereo adapter will be another $65. "The innovative Motorola iRadio service can securely deliver a customized choice of radio stations right to the fans of virtually any artist. So now, consumers can hear album tracks or discover new performances through their existing car stereo or their always-with-you mobile phone," said Mike Gaumond, vice president and general manager, Motorola iRadio.
tags: Music | Motorola | Universal Songs | iRadio Phone/Car Stereo Service |

U.K. Download Service Wippit Licenses Warner, Universal Songs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 9, 2004 - 3:23am.
London -- Wippit, an independent music download service that features some peer-to-peer elements, announced that it has signed agreements to license songs from Warner Music and Universal Music, giving the company agreements with all four major record labels. Under the terms of the agreements, some songs will initially be available either only in the U.K. or only in continental Europe. London-based Wippit said the deals will increase its available library of songs to over 500,000. Neither label's songs will be available on Wippit's closed peer-to-peer file-sharing service, which only allows authorized songs to be traded among Wippit subscribers. The company also operates an a la carte paid music download service.
tags: Downloads | U.K | Warner | Musics | Universal Songs | Wippit |