America Online Launches MusicNet on AOL; Find, Download, Listen to and Burn Music Safely and Legally In One Seamless Experience on AOL.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2003 New Premium Service Offers Integration with #1 Online Music Destination, Fast Downloads and Streams, No Ads, Virus-Free Files and Parental Controls This article is about computer options. For the television show, see Parental Control (TV series). Parental controls are options, typically included in digital television services, computer and video games, or computer software used to access the Internet, that America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services provider and the #1 online music destination, today announced the launch of MusicNet on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. - a new premium online music subscription service designed to give AOL members the best way to find, download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. , listen to and burn digital music safely and legally. Conveniently integrated into the AOL service, MusicNet is available to AOL members at any speed -- whether they connect to AOL over dial-up or use AOL Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). over any high-speed connection. Subscribers to the service will have access to a vast selection of complete, virus-free music files that download at faster speeds than other services. Launching with more than 250,000 songs with new additions each week, MusicNet on AOL's catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. includes music from all five major record labels and major independents, as well as exclusive content like recordings from Sessions@AOL. The service enables subscribers to find and listen to CD-quality music, manage their music library and burn CDs in one seamless experience. The ad-free service also provides artist and album information, and rich music programming. Integration with AOL allows for easy registration, use of AOL's popular Parental Controls and customer support. Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, perhaps best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Batman in numerous animated series and features that comprised the DC animated universe. , Senior Vice President and General Manager, AOL Entertainment, said: "Over the past year, AOL has led the way in making online music mainstream by working with artists, record labels and music publishers to use the online medium as a primary promotional and sales platform. Now, with the launch of MusicNet on AOL, we are able to meet consumer demand for finding, downloading downloading - download and burning music in an easy and convenient way that also respects copyright ownership. MusicNet on AOL is a great addition to our already popular range of music programming and products, and provides another great reason to upgrade to AOL Broadband." Features of the new MusicNet on AOL service include: -- 30-day free trial and tiered pricing to meet different consumers' needs; -- Ability to listen to, or stream, songs and entire albums; -- Ability to download songs and entire albums to your computer; -- Ability to stream and download simultaneously; -- A Premium pricing plan that provides the ability to copy, or burn, to CD a fixed number of songs each month; -- Intelligent music search - by artist, album, track, style or keyword; -- Easy-to-use playback and music management controls; -- Personalized "My Music" feature to organize playlists of songs; -- AOL Parental Controls, enabling parents to block explicit content based on the age of their child; -- A standalone, ad free client allowing subscribers to listen to music online or off and the ability to access downloads from up to two computers; -- Seamless integration with AOL - including access to artist and album information, as well as links to AOL Music's popular features like Sessions@AOL, First Listen and First View and Listening Parties; -- Simple registration and billing through members' existing AOL account; -- Subscribers also get free, 24/7 customer service available by phone or online. MusicNet on AOL is available to AOL members in three tiers of service: -- "Basic" - 20 streams and 20 downloads for $3.95 per month -- "Standard" - unlimited streaming and downloading for $8.95 per month -- "Premium" - unlimited streaming and downloading plus the ability to burn 10 songs to CD each month for $17.95 per month. New subscribers to MusicNet on AOL will also be offered a free, 30-day trial of the Standard package. A fourth pricing tier will be introduced this spring, providing unlimited streams and downloads and the ability to burn 5 songs to CD for $13.95 per month followed late this year by a la carte burns, which will enable MusicNet on AOL subscribers to pay for and burn individual songs to CD. In addition, AOL plans to add new features to the service in the coming months, including: a feature-rich recommendation service to help subscribers discover more of their favorite music; download timers that allows consumers to track the progress of their downloads; as well as more integrated help for beginners. Enhancing the #1 Online Music Offering MusicNet on AOL expands AOL Music's range of offerings, including award winning programming like Sessions@AOL and First Listen, and First View and Listening Party, which offer members the chance to watch exclusive interviews and performances, and experience new songs, videos and entire CD's before they are available anywhere else. Complementing AOL's integrated commerce opportunities, MusicNet on AOL provides members with a whole new way to purchase and own music. Bill Wilson, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Music, said: "Given the breadth and depth of the content and our ability to customize the service for our members to create a full-featured product with a clean, intuitive interface, we are very excited to be integrating MusicNet on AOL into our overall AOL Music offering. Just as AOL Music, over the past year, has shifted how artists and record labels market and promote new music, MusicNet on AOL will continue to shift the paradigm of digital music." For members on AOL Broadband, MusicNet on AOL augments a wide range of music offerings that take advantage of a high-speed connection to enable faster downloads, smoother video streaming See streaming video and video stream. and generally better reception. The AOL Broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. already offers consumers a cutting-edge music experience through popular features like the new CD-quality online radio service, Broadband Radio@AOL, the Sessions@AOL Highlights show and exclusive BroadBAND Rocks concert series, in addition to a wide range of exclusive music programming. Based on the Leading MusicNet Platform MusicNet delivers a digital music service, which includes both music content and a proprietary technology platform for distribution partners like AOL. MusicNet has licensing agreements in place with all the major label groups, as well as many of the top independent record labels. As both a service and music content provider, MusicNet licenses to companies, like AOL, seeking to fully integrate digital music services into their online music offerings. Alan McGlade, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MusicNet, stated: "The launch of MusicNet on AOL marks a significant milestone for our company as it allows consumers to see our service in its full form for the first time. The power of MusicNet on AOL is that consumers will be able to access their favorite music digitally in an environment that they both have loyalty to and are comfortable with." About MusicNet MusicNet is a leading digital music company whose shareholders include Bertelsmann, Inc., EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Recorded Music recorded music n → música grabada Holdings, Inc., Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Inc., RealNetworks, Inc. and Zomba Recording Corporation. The most widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms digital music service for streaming, downloading and burning music online, MusicNet offers the music of major and independent record labels. As both a service and music content provider, MusicNet supports companies seeking to fully integrate digital music services into their online music offerings. About AOL Music AOL Music, a division of America Online, Inc., reaches the largest audience of online music fans in the world through a rich array of programming, products and services that make it easy to discover, experience, listen to and buy music online. AOL Music's offerings are available at the number one Internet music destination, the AOL Music Channel, and throughout the AOL service, AOL Broadband Services and AOL's family of Web brands including Netscape, CompuServe, AIM, ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , Spinner, Winamp and SHOUTcast. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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