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Zingy (Zingy), the largest
wireless media company in the Americas, announced today that it has reached agreement with BMG for the licensing and distribution of master recording ringtones. Ringtones from the deal are clips of real music from BMG's extensive catalogue of recorded tracks.
With this advanced music content, Zingy gives mobile customers the ability o personalize their devices with ringtones of the actual song and to connect with BMG artists in new ways.
"Leveraging the capabilities of new technology handsets, Zingy is pushing mobile entertainment and personalization products to new heights," said Zingy SVP Business Development Andy Volanakis. "Broad in scope, our deal with BMG
includes clips of both hot new releases and a diverse mix of popular catalogue."
In connection with BMG master recording ringtones, Zingy will develop a series of mobile promotions in support of BMG artist releases and initiatives.
"We are pleased to extend our artists' reach in this capacity. This is another significant development to provide consumers with music through new
media. BMG is proud to extend the talents of our artists boldly into the future," said BMG VP Digital Marketing and Licensing, Kieve Huffman.
Master recording ringtones will be made available to customers through Zingy's vast distribution network. Customers will be able to browse and
download the content directly through the mobile device or computer interface.
About Zingy Inc
New York-based Zingy Inc. is the largest wireless media company in the Americas. The company develops, aggregates, promotes, and distributes mobile content direct to consumers through Zingy and a network of media companies and wireless carrier partnerships. Zingy offers ringtones, MMS,
horoscopes, wireless games, alerts, and SMS voting. The company has a user base currently in excess of 2 million registered users. The company delivers its content and powers the wireless media offerings of most of the major North American wireless carriers including AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, Nextel, Cingular, Telcel, and Boost Mobile. The company has distribution partnerships
with top media companies and web portals such as Microsoft's MSN, AOL and MTV. For more information, see Zingy.
About BMG
BMG is the global music division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's leading media companies. BMG owns more than 200 record labels in 41 countries including Ariola, Arista Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records and RCA
Label Group -- Nashville. In addition, BMG's music publishing operations are the third largest in the world.
