Craze Productions and Equal Mobile Launch New Music Service on Sky
Craze Productions, using the wap services of Equal Mobile, have launched a new, revolutionary Music, Ring tones, Video Downloads, Video Ring tones and Digital Downloads service in the UK. Available through Sky’s recently launched business Portal, Sky Net, the new service will be available to almost 25 million daily viewers. The service is in its beta version and the formal launch is scheduled for October 2006.
London, UK (PRWEB) August 4, 2006 -- Craze Productions, using the wap services of Equal Mobile, have launched a new, revolutionary Music, Ring tones, Video Downloads, Video Ring tones and Digital Downloads service in the UK. Available through Sky’s recently launched business Portal, Sky Net, the new service will be available to almost 25 million daily viewers. The service is in its beta version and the formal launch is scheduled for October 2006.
Within the portal, a Sky viewer can use their remote control to tap in 1818 (Craze Sky Key Unique Number) to access the Craze dedicated site. From here all of the available music and video services can be immediately downloaded to the viewer’s mobile phone.
The service is a sharp contrast to the Red button system, available on many TV channels, it’s like a full service web site within SKY and enables the viewer to do full web surfing and `’buying`’ within Sky TV channels. Currently, it’s possible to see the music or ring tones and their descriptions on this system and information how to buy the music via mobile music short codes, with the possibility in the future of buying the music direct from the TV-Interactive channel.
The service is also available via the `’Hot Menu” on the Sky Interactive Portal.
The “Craze Sky Music Channel” already features the UK’s Top 20 singles chart, along with songs and videos from the biggest names in Hip Hop, Reggae and Dance music, such as: Warren G & Snoop Dogg, Aaliyah, Ashanti, Boyz II Men, Kool & The Gang, Jimmy Cliff, Liberty X, Missy Elliott, Timbaland and many others. The site also includes the recent worldwide teen buzz ring tone “The Official Mosquito Tone”.
Sam Kleinman from Craze said, “This represents a new and very exciting method of selling our Digital Content, for which the initial point of contact with the customer is the TV. Unlike traditional “Red Button” interactive TV applications, this revolutionary site takes advantage of Sky Net’s web based delivery platform providing Craze with a high degree of flexibility in delivering content to its customers”. Kleinman also emphasized the new site’s advantage in the “instant purchase” of digital content: “TV shows often stimulate viewers to buy digital content, for which the Craze Sky Channel provides a fast and easy service. Whether watching a sports game or a music channel (like “MTV”), viewers can instantly browse, choose and buy relevant content, with a few clicks from their seat.
The ring tones and mobile videos are charged for and delivered via a wap store powered by Equal Mobile.
Daniel Feane from Equal Mobile said “Craze’s new Sky service is an exciting proposition with a lot of potential, and we’re happy to be a part of it.”
Following a soft launch, Craze plans to enhance the site’s music catalog with thousands of top songs, and introduce new features such as “music news”, “Dj Mix of the month”, and additional youth related products.
About Craze Productions
Craze Productions is a leading Digital Music company, distributing and selling Full Songs, Ringbones, Videos and Video tones in more than 40,000 worldwide consumer outlets and specializes in innovative digital marketing of Urban, Dance & Reggae music.
Based in London, Craze holds exclusive digital rights to some of the world’s biggest artists, including: Warren G & Snoop Dogg, Aaliyah, Ashanti, Timbaland, Kool & The Gang, Liberty X, Boyz II Men and Jimmy Cliff, to name but a few (see more at www.crazedigital.com/catalogs.htm).
More Music & Video catalogs that are distributed by Craze include prominent Hip Hop artists (Tupac, Notorious B.I.G), Over 7,000 Reggae tunes and best-selling compilations, and 3000 Dance and Club tracks (Including from the Top 10 chart).
For more information, visit www.crazedigital.com and www.ultimateurban.com
Contact:
Sam Kleinman
Managing Director
Craze Productions
+ 44 207 871 5739
+ 44 7711 253726
www.crazedigital.com
www.ultimateurban.com
About Equal Mobile
Equal Mobile’s end to end hosted solution means clients can create branded mobile WAP stores with no coding required and sell content direct to end users.
Equal Mobile’s current clients include partners of Nokia, plus digital record labels and mobile games publishers who want to sell mobile content direct to mobile phone users.
Equal Mobile’s clients use the Equal Mobile system to sell ring tones, java games, video, images, animations, wallpaper and mp3s, and manage their own content, billing in US$, UK£ and Euros via Equal Mobile’s integrated operator billing, premium sms and credit card billing.
For a free link to an example site text GO CONTENT to +44 7786 203 222, or visit our website www.equalmobile.com, or our wapsite equalmobile.wap.com on your mobile.
To see a 2 minute demo on Equal Mobile please go to: http://www.equalmobile.com/flash/equal.html
Contact:
Daniel Feane
Managing Director
Equal Mobile Limited,
130 Shaftsbury Avenue
London
W1D 5EU
UK
+44 207 031 1192
www.equalmobile.com
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