Ecast Signs Licensing Agreements with BMG, EMI Recorded Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal and Warner Music Group

Ecast platform brings major label digitized music to jukeboxes in bars and other public venues

Ecast, Inc., announced today that it has entered into non-exclusive licensing agreements with BMG, EMI Recorded Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to offer their music in Ecasts Internet-enabled digital jukeboxes located in public venues. Under the terms of the agreements, the labels will each license their titles to Ecast, which provides a software platform for the delivery and management of entertainment content to Internet-connected jukeboxes and, in the case of some of the agreements, other Internet entertainment consoles.

From Ecasts music library users have access to more than 10,000 albums from the major record labels as well as various independent labels. All music in the Ecast Network is digitized and delivered in Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA) format. In addition, Ecast secures the labels music by using proprietary watermarking and encryption technologies.

These agreements enable Ecast to deliver a great on demand music experience," said Mouli Cohen, Ecast chief executive officer. "With the support of the labels, Ecast's secure, digital platform brings fans into a new era of entertainment enjoyment."

The Ecast platform allows commercial establishments to offer patrons a personalized entertainment experience on a pay-per-play basis. In fact, customers who use Ecast-powered jukeboxes can create their own playlists from Ecasts vast selection of fully licensed music, save those lists in their Club Ecast account, and play the tracks on their lists on any Ecast-powered jukebox nationally.

Signing deals with the labels positions Ecast as a leader in the rapidly growing digital entertainment market," said Roger McAulay, Ecast president and chief operating officer. These agreements represent a significant milestone for consumers and the music industry alike."

"With the growth of digital entertainment, consumers have the opportunity to experience music like never before," said Larry Kenswil, president, Universal Music Group's eLabs. "UMG is looking forward to delivering its music in a new, interactive way through Ecasts digital jukeboxes."

Ecast is an innovative and secure way for BMG to bring our artists closer to their fans through high-quality audio on digital jukeboxes," said Bob Jamieson, president and CEO, BMG North America. BMG recognizes the value that Ecast offers both consumers and our artists by giving music fans the option to access their favorite music in a new way."

Being able to select songs on a jukebox is part of the fun of going out," said Jay Samit, senior vice president, new media, EMI Recorded Music. Now, thanks to Ecasts technology, music fans can be assured that their favorite tunes are always available."

The Internet allows for many opportunities to bring music to the consumer in new ways," said Al Smith, senior vice president, Sony Music Entertainment. Ecasts secure delivery system gives fans the opportunity to create a personal music experience in a public space."

About Ecast
Ecast, Inc. provides a universal platform for distribution and management of third party content in broadband appliances outside the home. The Ecast network, available through smart devices internationally, delivers one of the most comprehensive libraries of digital music, interactive games and full-screen movies. It also offers electronic and mobile commerce, sponsorships, video and photography capture, ticketing, and a variety of community applications -- all customized for specific locations and personalized for individual customers. Founded in 1999, Ecast is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information about Ecast, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ecastinc.com or call 877/451-1537.

About BMG
BMG is the global music division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the worlds leading media companies, with annual revenues of $18.45 billion. BMG owns more than 200 record labels in 44 countries including Arista Records, RCA Records, RCA Label Group -- Nashville/RLG, and Ariola. In addition, BMG owns one of the industrys most highly regarded distribution companies and one of the worlds largest music publishing companies.

About EMI Recorded Music
A division of EMI Group, EMI Recorded Music is the worlds third largest record company with a presence in nearly 70 countries around the world, has a roster of over 1,500 artists and releases more than 1,000 albums a year. Its record labels include Blue Note, Capitol, EMI: Chrysalis, EMI Classics, Virgin, Parlophone and Priority.

About Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), a leading global producer, manufacturer, and marketer of recorded music and video, has a presence in 60 countries. In 1994, SME launched www.sonymusic.com, which links to 20 Sony Music affiliate sites worldwide in addition to licensing and business-to-business sites. Reflecting its strategy for the broadband era, SME was the first major music company (in tandem with retail partners) to establish commercial download of singles, and has numerous investments in the digital media infrastructure, technology, wireless, service and digital content areas.

About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group, a unit of Vivendi Universal, is the world's leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 63 countries around the world. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations.

Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, MCA Nashville, MCA Records, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Records, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and UM3 (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its division dedicated to strategy, business development, and management of new businesses in the online and advanced technology space.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.

About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is home to some of the world's leading record companies, including The Atlantic Group, Elektra Entertainment Group, London-Sire Records, Rhino Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records Inc. The company's Warner Music International, with a roster of more than 1,000 artists, operates in more than 65 countries through various subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. Warner Music Group also includes one of the world's leading music publishers, Warner/Chappell and WEA Inc., which is comprised of three companies, WEA Corp., WEA Manufacturing, and Ivy Hill. Warner Music Group is an AOL Time Warner company.