BMI and mobZilla Announce Licensing Agreement for Mobile/PC Streaming Music Service.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif. -- U.S. performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. organization BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. and La Jolla, CA-based wireless media company mobZilla, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , today announced an agreement covering the performing rights for BMI musical works for mobZilla's mobile phone streaming music service. MobZilla also announced its first major U.S. launch of streaming music to cell phones and other wireless mobile devices. MobZilla is a monthly subscription service that gives users unlimited access to streaming commercial-free music both online and on select mobile phones across most major U.S. carriers. MobZilla subscribers nationwide can listen to a mix of music personalized from over 30 content genres through their mobile phone or on the Internet. Through its licensing agreement with BMI, mobZilla is able to legally stream more than approximately 4.5 million works that are represented by BMI. MobZilla will be showcasing its service at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded in March, giving carriers, handset manufacturers and mobile brands an opportunity to demo the service. At a price-point of less than $5 per month, the service can be accessed at www.mobzilla.com. "MobZilla represents the next frontier in mobile music: bringing streaming FM radio quality music programming to the phone," said BMI's Richard Conlon, Vice President Business Development and Marketing, Media Licensing. "Consumers are increasingly adopting their mobile phone or device to listen to music, watch streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. as well as download games. Listening to music on your mobile device clearly and seamlessly is a logical next step and will help to expand the market for mobile entertainment. This is a great opportunity to reach listeners through a new medium while creating a new revenue stream for songwriters, composers and publishers." "With online music subscription services taking hold and with the increase in mobile Internet connectivity, streaming music to mobile phones is a natural extension of today's technology," said Mike Pinto, 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. at mobZilla. "MobZilla has taken the logical step of providing a single subscription service that gives users unlimited access to streaming music anywhere, anytime." BMI has serviced the mobile entertainment space since 2001 and has processed more than 200,000,000 ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. transactions to clear public performance rights on behalf of songwriters, composers and music publishers. BMI currently pegs the wireless music market in excess of $500 million in retail sales for calendar year 2005. About BMI: Founded in 1939, BMI is an American performing rights organization that represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music. Through its music performance and reciprocal agreements, it grants businesses and media access to its repertoire of approximately 4.5 million musical works from around the world. About mobZilla: MobZilla, LLC is a leading wireless media company developing solutions for the delivery of personalized, on demand entertainment to the mobile phone. From text messaging to mobile streaming, mobZilla powers its partners and delivers entertainment directly to consumers at www.mobzilla.com. mobZilla is the developer of a multiplatform streaming audio solution that delivers audio to PC's and mobile phones. The mobZilla service allows subscribers to listen to a personalized mix from over 30 content genres, including urban, pop, club, rock, Latin and comedy. Further company information can be found at www.mobzilla.com/corp. |
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