LAS VEGAS – Motorola,
Inc. announced that Warner Music Group Corp. will provide music
performed by its world-renowned artists to expand the music selection
available on the award-winning Motorola iRadio® service.
Motorola iRadio launched earlier this week with 435 commercial-free
radio channels, already one of the widest selections of subscription
music entertainment available. The service brings content portability
together with acquisition and discovery of music. This creates a
powerful new medium for artists and labels to directly connect with
fans, and for wireless service providers to deepen relationships with
subscribers.
Through the iRadio service, including exclusive WMG artist and genre
channels, iRadio listeners will enjoy and discover music from the
company’s expansive catalog of emerging acts, popular favorites and
established legends.
Motorola iRadio is unlike other subscription radio services in that it
offers a continuous listening experience that seamlessly moves from
home, to car stereo, to wireless headphones -- powered from the one
device you’re never without: your mobile phone.
"Warner Music Group is excited to partner with Motorola for its
iRadio service," said Michael Nash, Senior Vice President, Digital
Strategy and Business Development, Warner Music Group. "This
innovative and unique music service is another example of how the
digital music experience for consumers continues to expand and improve.
Portable music devices are essential to consumers and we're pleased to
see the demand for personalized mobile music services like iRadio
continue to grow. Warner Music Group is committed to making its vast
music library and world-renowned artists available to music fans on as
many devices and over as many platforms as possible."
“The addition of the Warner Music Group and its labels is a major
milestone for the Motorola iRadio service as we look to provide
consumers with true musical diversity,” said Mike Gaumond, vice
president and general manager, Motorola Digital Media Solutions. “The
Motorola iRadio experience enables consumers to hear album tracks and
discover new performances wherever and whenever they want, and this
relationship with Warner Music will enrich that experience
considerably.”
Motorola is demonstrating the iRadio service at the 2006 International
CES (Booth #8545, Central Hall) on a variety of music-optimized Motorola
devices, including the recently announced ROKR E2.
Consumers can subscribe to the Motorola iRadio Service by simply tapping
an icon on an iRadio-enabled mobile phone, available through wireless
service providers later this year. Individuals interested in previewing
the Motorola iRadio service now may contact iradio@motorola.com. |
