Streamwaves Announces Addition of Sony Music Entertainment Catalog to its On-Demand Music Subscription Service
Monday August 4, 9:03 am ET
NEW YORK and DALLAS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Streamwaves, a Dallas-based digital streaming media company, and Sony Music Entertainment (SME) announced today that SME's content will now be available on a non-exclusive basis to Streamwaves subscribers.
ADVERTISEMENT"With the addition of Sony Music Entertainment's vast catalog of songs, Streamwaves will be the first browser-based service to offer all five major labels," said Streamwaves Vice President Technology Sean Catlett. "This not only expands the content at streamwaves.com, but combined with our all-digital content delivery system, the service is able to offer a wider range of music to its customers faster than ever before."
"Sony Music Entertainment is proving its commitment to online music by making our digital catalog available through a wide variety of legal services," said Phil Wiser, CTO, Sony Music Entertainment. "Consumers need choices in the legal marketplace, and we are pleased to add Streamwaves to the dozens of services that offer our artists' music."
Streamwaves was the first Internet company to build a streaming subscription engine and to launch a subscription service with major label content. Its current service offers CD quality sound and the ability to select music on-demand to anyone with a Web browser.
About Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI) is a leading global recording company. The three divisions of SMEI are: Sony Music (the U.S. recording company comprised of Automatic Productions, Columbia Records Group, Epic Records Group, Sony Music Nashville, Legacy Recordings, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony Disc Manufacturing, Sony Music Distribution, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group, Sony Music Studios, and Sony Wonder); Sony MusicInternational (active in over 60 countries through its network of wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees); and Sony Classical, which includes the Sony Classical Film & Video division.
About Streamwaves
Streamwaves is the leader in the digital music subscription business, innovating the way musical entertainment is delivered and enjoyed. Streamwaves was the first Internet company to build a streaming subscription engine, the first to license major label masters for a subscription service, and the first company to launch a subscription service with major label content. Streamwaves holds licensing agreements with BMG, EMI Recorded Music, EMI CMG Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, The Harry Fox Agency, BMI and others. A preview of the service can be found at www.streamwaves.com.
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Source: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
