NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG)
and Destiny Media today announced a global agreement to distribute promotional
audio and video content from WMG's award-winning roster of artists using
Destiny Media's Play MPE digital media distribution service. Effective
immediately, WMG will work with Destiny Media to deliver selected content for
pre-release distribution to radio stations, retailers, journalists and other
business partners.
The player will offer an array of access permissions and player options,
such as digital downloads, streams and varying degrees of interactivity that
will improve the user experience.
"We are very pleased that Warner Music Group has chosen the global network
Play MPE(R) to securely deliver pre-release music and video. Play MPE(R) will
allow Warner to streamline this business processes, reduce costs, and to
securely deliver superior quality music instantly to customers around the
world," said Steve Vestergaard, CEO Destiny Media.
"Given Destiny Media's reach and the size of its distribution network, we
are looking forward to working with them on delivering our content securely
over their Play MPE system while offering our partners a more powerful and
customized method of experiencing our music," said Pat Kraus, Vice President,
Digital Operations and Engineering, WEA Corps, WMG's US sales and retail
marketing company.
About Destiny Media
Play MPE(R) (http://www.plaympe.com) is a product of Destiny Software
Productions (OTC Bulletin Board: DSNY). With over 25,000 users and over
114,000 songs from more than 1,000 record labels, including Universal Music
Group, EMI Music Group, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group, Destiny's Play MPE(R)
system is the most widely used digital distribution system available to the
recording and radio industries. Play MPE(R) is a secure distribution system
that features state-of-the-art encryption to protect content while delivering
high definition audio to users in radio, marketing and media. A powerful
promotional tool, Play MPE(R) also allows record companies to distribute
video, text and graphics including music videos, CD covers, credits, lyrics,
promotions, and other content. More information on Play MPE(R) can be found
at www.plaympe.com
About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be
publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of
new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of
the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic,
Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner,
Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading
company in national and international repertoire, operates through numerous
international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner
Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading
music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights
worldwide.