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3/28/2006
FunMail, Inc. and EMI Music Enter Into Mobile Music Content Licensing Agreement
Leading Provider of Mobile Entertainment to Offer EMI Recording Artists' Content for TrueTones Universe(TM) Application
PLEASANTON, CA -- (Market Wire - Mar 27, 2006) -- Expanding its content library to include the largest catalog of recording artists, FunMail, Inc., a leading provider of mobile entertainment applications and services, has announced a mobile content licensing agreement with EMI Music, the world's largest independent record company. As part of the agreement, EMI artists, such as such as Coldplay, Norah Jones, Dem Franchize Boyz and Keith Urban, will be featured in FunMail's TrueTones Universe(TM) application, which is available through major wireless carriers throughout the USA.
"EMI's extensive music library incorporates all music genres, which will enhance TrueTones Universe's position as a leading source of mobile music entertainment," said Adam Lavine, FunMail's Chief Executive Officer. "TrueTones Universe enables mobile phone users to interact with content, and with each other, to personalize their mobile experience, which is the most important aspect of the mobile lifestyle."
TrueTones Universe offers an extensive catalog of high-quality, digital music clips taken directly from the original master recordings. The unique catalog format of TrueTones Universe enables mobile users to browse for their favorite songs by era as well as genre, so users can select their favorite rock, hip-hop, reggae, jazz, or classic tunes from the 60s 70s, 80s, 90s and more.
"FunMail's TrueTones Universe will offer fans an easy way to personalize their mobile lives with music from EMI Music's global family of artists," said Thomas Ryan, senior vice president, Digital and Mobile Strategy, EMI Music. "EMI continues to build out its mobile distribution network through deals with companies like FunMail so fans can access our music via any carrier, anywhere and at anytime."
About FunMail
FunMail delivers a unique mobile entertainment experience by providing applications and services that enable creativity, personalization, and community-building. FunMail's FLEX Mobile Application Platform(TM) enables custom applications that work within a carrier's existing mobile services offering, providing carriers with unparalleled flexibility, greater reliability, and faster time-to-market. FunMail provides carriers with some of the industries most popular and successful mobile applications, including Wallpaper Universe(TM), America's Best Mobile Pix(TM), Ringtones Universe(TM), TrueTones Universe(TM), Mobile Comics Network(TM), Personalized Wallpaper(TM), and FunMail Animated Greetings(TM). FunMail's mobile applications and services are distributed through major carriers across the globe. FunMail has achieved an industry reputation for innovation and reliability, and is considered one of the industry's most creative wireless entertainment companies. For more information, please visit www.funmail.com.
About EMI Music
EMI Music is the world's biggest independent music company operating directly in 50 countries. EMI Music represents more than 1,000 outstanding artists of all kinds of music. Among its record labels are: Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Televisa Music, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone, and Virgin. EMI Music is a division of EMI Group. More information is available at www.emigroup.com.
Media Contacts:
Roher Public Relations:
Torin Roher
818-887-8838
310-993-1985 (cell)
FunMail, Inc:
Jim Campbell
925.455.1200 ex. 49
PLEASANTON, CA -- (Market Wire - Mar 27, 2006) -- Expanding its content library to include the largest catalog of recording artists, FunMail, Inc., a leading provider of mobile entertainment applications and services, has announced a mobile content licensing agreement with EMI Music, the world's largest independent record company. As part of the agreement, EMI artists, such as such as Coldplay, Norah Jones, Dem Franchize Boyz and Keith Urban, will be featured in FunMail's TrueTones Universe(TM) application, which is available through major wireless carriers throughout the USA.
"EMI's extensive music library incorporates all music genres, which will enhance TrueTones Universe's position as a leading source of mobile music entertainment," said Adam Lavine, FunMail's Chief Executive Officer. "TrueTones Universe enables mobile phone users to interact with content, and with each other, to personalize their mobile experience, which is the most important aspect of the mobile lifestyle."
TrueTones Universe offers an extensive catalog of high-quality, digital music clips taken directly from the original master recordings. The unique catalog format of TrueTones Universe enables mobile users to browse for their favorite songs by era as well as genre, so users can select their favorite rock, hip-hop, reggae, jazz, or classic tunes from the 60s 70s, 80s, 90s and more.
"FunMail's TrueTones Universe will offer fans an easy way to personalize their mobile lives with music from EMI Music's global family of artists," said Thomas Ryan, senior vice president, Digital and Mobile Strategy, EMI Music. "EMI continues to build out its mobile distribution network through deals with companies like FunMail so fans can access our music via any carrier, anywhere and at anytime."
About FunMail
FunMail delivers a unique mobile entertainment experience by providing applications and services that enable creativity, personalization, and community-building. FunMail's FLEX Mobile Application Platform(TM) enables custom applications that work within a carrier's existing mobile services offering, providing carriers with unparalleled flexibility, greater reliability, and faster time-to-market. FunMail provides carriers with some of the industries most popular and successful mobile applications, including Wallpaper Universe(TM), America's Best Mobile Pix(TM), Ringtones Universe(TM), TrueTones Universe(TM), Mobile Comics Network(TM), Personalized Wallpaper(TM), and FunMail Animated Greetings(TM). FunMail's mobile applications and services are distributed through major carriers across the globe. FunMail has achieved an industry reputation for innovation and reliability, and is considered one of the industry's most creative wireless entertainment companies. For more information, please visit www.funmail.com.
About EMI Music
EMI Music is the world's biggest independent music company operating directly in 50 countries. EMI Music represents more than 1,000 outstanding artists of all kinds of music. Among its record labels are: Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Televisa Music, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone, and Virgin. EMI Music is a division of EMI Group. More information is available at www.emigroup.com.
Media Contacts:
Roher Public Relations:
Torin Roher
818-887-8838
310-993-1985 (cell)
FunMail, Inc:
Jim Campbell
925.455.1200 ex. 49
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