9 Squared Partners with Major and Independent
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9 Squared Partners with Major and Independent
Group Plc Newsletter, January 2005 9 Squared Partners with Major and Independent Record Labels to Distribute High Quality Content to Mobile Devices 9 Squared Launches RealTones For the Holiday Season Ring in the Spirit with HolidayTonz™ – Fresh New Takes on Classic Holiday Favorites Great American Country™ Uses 9 Squared’s New Real Tones™ and Voice Ringers™ DENVER – November 15, 2004 – 9 Squared, Inc., a leading mobile content provider, today announced that major and independent record labels selected its platform to distribute a variety of content to mobile device users. Types of entertainment-branded mobile content created and distributed by 9 Squared include: 1) Real Tones - true-to-life music that plays on a mobile device as a ringtone 2) Wallpapers - images of celebrities to personalize phones 3) Voice Ringers - celebrity recordings of witty remarks that play as a ringtone Great American Country (GAC), a 24-hour country music video network, uses 9 Squared’s MobilePlex Platform to make wallpapers and voice ringers from popular country artists available on Verizon, Alltel, U.S. Cellular, Western Wireless and other BREW networks. GAC fans can now also visit www.gactv.com to purchase country music content, such as Real Tones and wallpapers for Sprint, AT&T, Cingular, TMobile and hundreds of other carriers. GAC was the first company to take advantage of 9 Squared’s newly introduced Real Tones, ringtones that sound like actual music, launched with Tim McGraw’s most recent hit single “Live Like You Were Dying.” Also, GAC currently offers voice ringers featuring country music artists Big and Rich and Blake Shelton, and wallpapers of country music artists and album covers. ”Our current user base is extremely passionate about country music, and we’re always looking for new ways to reach out to them, as well as new co untry music fans,” said NAME, TITLE of GAC. “9 Squared’s services allow us to offer a wide variety of country music content directly to mobile devices, which helps us to build a loyal audience.” “We’re working with progressive record labels and entertainment companies, such as GAC, to help satisfy fans’ insatiable appetite for content,” said James Eberhard, Chief Executive Officer of 9 Squared. “9 Squared enables the distribution of mobile content to the millions of users, helping labels generate excitement and additional revenues around their artists.” In addition to branded mobile content portals, 9 Squared offers entertainment products at its consumer site,www.ringtonejukebox.com, where users can buy: 1) Real Tones of today’s latest hits, as well as all time favorites, 2) Polyphonic ring tones from thousands of songs are also available. 3) Wallpapers of popular celebrities and various album covers. 4) Voice Ringers from the site, featuring well-known celebrity voices. 9 Squared, Inc., a leading mobile content provider, today announced the availability of HolidayTonz through their wireless network. The modern adaptations of holiday favorites were developed by Sonic Branding Solutions and are distributed through 9 Squared’s portals, making them available to users on major networks globally. Modern adaptions of classic Holiday songs include a hip-hop version of “We Three Kings,” a jazzy rendition of “Deck the Halls” and a dance remix of “Frosty the Snowman.” These are just a few of the many fun, new holiday ringtones and are the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of popular music selections, which includes music from top tier artists from major and independent record labels. “HolidayTonz are a festive way for mobile device users to get into the holiday spirit,” said Brian Casazza, Chief Operating Officer of 9 Squared. “Our goal is to offer the widest selection of specialized content through our network and these Holiday-themed tones are a terrific addition to our constantly growing collection of entertainment offerings.” 9 Squared recently launched Real Tones on several portals, including RingToneJukeBox.com e-commerce sites, RealTone JukeBox, an application live on Alltel, US Cellular, Cricket and other BREW carriers, and GACTV.com, the site for Great American Country Network.Real Tones are the latest advancement in ringtone technology, allowing users to personalize their mobile devices with songs produced from actual music, rather than from a series of tones.