Sony Music Entertainment and SendMe Mobile Strike Deal to Bring Major Label's
Mobile Products to Music Fans
SendMe to offer Sony Music ringtones, videos and images, including never
before available content
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SendMe Mobile, the premier
mobile media company, today announced a multi-faceted partnership with Sony
Music Entertainment to offer mobile phone users access to Sony Music's roster
of acclaimed artists through SendMeMobile.com.
As part of the agreement, SendMe will offer users a comprehensive selection of
Sony Music ringtones, videos and wallpaper images of artists such as Kelly
Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Franz Ferdinand, T-Pain, Wyclef Jean and more.
In addition, SendMe will deliver additional ringtones, images and video
content from Sony Music's extensive catalog never available before to mobile
users.
"With Sony Music, we're giving mobile phone users access to the most in-demand
mobile entertainment, including content from some of the hottest labels such
as Epic, Columbia, Jive, RCA and more," said Russell Klein, Co-founder and CEO
of SendMe. "Along with more offerings for our subscribers, this partnership
reinforces the value of SendMe's portfolio approach for content providers."
Subscribers can download media directly onto their mobile devices at
SendMeMobile.com or through one of SendMe's distribution channels, such as
imeem, Eventful and Univision. In addition, SendMe and Sony Music will unveil
special co-branded sweepstakes to promote Sony Music's hottest artists. For
example, the recently introduced "Viva Las Vegas with Mario" offers fans the
chance at an exclusive weekend in Las Vegas with the Grammy-nominated artist.
Mario fans entered to win on SoLow.com, SendMe's mobile game and contest
platform where the player with the lowest unique guess wins unique prizes and
once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
"SendMe is connecting artists and fans in exciting and innovative ways by
offering a full suite of mobile entertainment services," commented Michael
Paull, Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music
Entertainment. "We are pleased to make our unparalleled roster of music
available to SendMe subscribers as more and more consumers continue to look to
their mobile phones for engaging entertainment."
With this partnership, SendMe now offers content from all four major U.S.
music labels and claims the most robust mobile entertainment library on the
market, also featuring content from dozens of emerging labels, top game
publishers, movie studios and other leading content providers.
About Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of
current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and
international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises
some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record
labels representing music from every genre, including American Recordings,
Arista Nashville, Arista Records, Aware, Battery Records, Beach Street
Records, Black Seal, BNA Records, Cinematic, Columbia Nashville, Columbia
Records, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, Fo-Yo Soul,
GospoCentric, Hitz Committee Entertainment, J Records, Jive Records, LaFace
Records, Legacy Recordings, Masterworks, Polo Grounds, RCA Records, RCA
Nashville, RCA Red Seal, RCA Victor, Reunion Records, Slightly Dangerous, Sony
Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Verity Records, and
Volcano Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Sony Corporation of America. For more information, visit www.sonymusic.com.
About SendMe
SendMe, Inc. turns any mobile phone into a portable playground. As the premier
mobile media company, SendMe's family of destination sites lets you take the
fun from the Web to your mobile phone with the broadest and best content,
entertainment and community out there. SendMe's three properties --
SendMeMobile.com, SoLow.com and mbuzzy.com -- deliver content from today's pop
culture sensations, niche independent creations, stuff from our own community,
and one-of-a-kind mobile games that will keep you coming back for more.
Included in our premium content at SendMeMobile.com are wallpapers,
one-of-a-kind mobile games, and the hottest, latest mobile ringtones. Whether
you're searching for a TV show ringtone or a comedy ringtone, SendMe brings it
all to you -- how you want it, when you want it. So when you're looking for
new ways to show your personal style, eager for some mobile gaming excitement,
or trying to stay connected to the people and things you love the most, turn
to SendMe. Founded in 2006 by three veteran online and mobile entrepreneurs,
SendMe is funded by Amicus Capital, GrandBanks Capital, Spark Capital,
Triangle Peak Partners, and True Ventures. For more information, visit
www.SendMeMobile.com.
SOURCE SendMe Mobile
Tim Inthirakoth of InkHouse for SendMe Mobile, +1-781-916-9090 ext. 805,
tim@inkhousepr.com; or Brian Garrity of Sony Music Entertainment,
+1-212-833-5891, brian.garrity@sonymusic.com
