Bell Canada Launches Nationwide Mobile Music Download Service with Groove Mobile
Browse, review, download and share music simply and quickly
TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Canada and Groove Mobile,
the world's leading mobile music service, today announced the launch of Bell's
nationwide full-track mobile music download service. Subscribers to Bell's new
mobile music download service will now have instant access to a massive
library of musical artists and genres that allows users the ability to browse,
review, download and share music simply and quickly directly from their mobile
phone.
The new music download service will allow users to simultaneously
download songs to both mobile phones and PCs, transfer songs from their PC
back to their phone and share music with others by sending a 30-second preview
of the song.
"The mobile phone will become the digital music player of choice for many
music lovers. The rapidly growing popularity of digital music is quickly
transforming how people buy, listen and share music," said Chris Shannon,
General Manager, Hardware, Logistics and Supply, Bell Canada. "Groove Mobile
allows Bell consumers that want the coolest music on their mobile phone the
ability to browse the library, download songs and build favourite playlists
instantly - it's the ultimate music managing experience!"
For serious music downloaders, Groove Mobile's dual download capability
allows consumers to make up to seven copies of a song and export them to a
mobile phone or device as well as three unique computers. Additional cool
features available from Groove Mobile include, the ability to transfer songs
from a computer to a mobile phone, enjoy album art while listening to a track
and search music by artist and/or song title. The "music store" feature also
includes New Releases, What's Hot, Breakthrough Artists, and Special Featured
Charts updated weekly.
Groove Mobile is the world's leading provider of music from both major
label artists and independent artists. Following today's expansion with Bell,
Groove Mobile is now operating mobile music platforms in the United States,
UK, Europe and Asia with access to over 77 million wireless subscribers around
the globe.
"This Canadian launch with Bell further solidifies our worldwide
leadership in bringing music direct to mobile phones," stated Bathsheba
Malsheen, Groove Mobile's President and CEO. "Our constant innovations,
including the popular dual downloads direct to phones and PC's, are driving
our expansion in the US, UK, EU, Asia and now Canada.
About GROOVE MOBILE
Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music service. Groove
Mobile's Complete Music Gateway includes Full Track Mobile Downloads,
Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Personalized Music Recommendations, in addition to
providing Personalized and Programmed Streaming Radio, Music Subscriptions,
and more. Groove Mobile powers the No. 1 rated mobile music service in the UK,
Orange's Music Player. Groove Mobile launched the world's first secure
peer-to-peer distribution in the mobile space, with its pioneering
TELL-A-FRIEND feature. Groove Mobile's direct download service is available in
the UK, EU and Asia and provides access to music from EMI, Warner Music
International, V2, and Beggars Group libraries. On the Internet, Groove Mobile
is located at www.groovemobile.net.
About Bell Canada
Bell Canada, Canada's national leader in communications, provides
connectivity to residential and business customers through wired and wireless
voice and data communications, local and long distance phone services, high
speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, e-business
solutions and satellite television services. Bell Canada is wholly owned by
BCE Inc. For more information, please visit www.bell.ca.
For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Paolo
Pasquini, Bell Canada Media Relations, (416) 581-3311, 1 888 482-0809, paolo.pasquini@bell.ca; Bennet Ratcliff, Group SJR, (310) 806-6200, bratcliff@groupsjr.com