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nuTsie Launches Two New Music Game Apps for iPhone
Top iPhone App Developer Mines Great Guitar Riffs and Kids' Classics
SEATTLE - May 14, 2009Melodeo, purveyor of the nuTsie line of digital music products, announced today immediate availability of two new iPhone games, Name That Guitar Riff and Kids Song Kwiz Game. iPhone and iPod Touch users can download the apps from their iPhone or iPod Touch or from the iTunes Store on their PC or Mac. -
New iPhone Apps Feature Top Kids Songs and Free Classical Favorites
Leading Indie Music Company Madacy Entertainment Partners with top iPhone App Developer Melodeo
SEATTLE - May 7, 2009 - Madacy Entertainment, the leading dependently distributed record company in North America, and Melodeo, purveyor of the nuTsie line of digital music products, announced today immediate availability of two iPhone applications, Top 100 Fun Songs For Kids and Top 100 Classical Favorites. iPhone and iPod Touch users can download the apps from their iPhone or iPod Touch or from the iTunes Store on their PC or Mac.
State Radio Offers iPhone App With Exclusive Content
Grassroots indie rockers and Seattle startup team on "deep listening" app
SEATTLE - Mar 27, 2009 - State Radio, an indie band known for its progressive politics and grassroots following, and Seattle startup Melodeo, purveyor of the nuTsie line of digital music products, announced today immediate availability of State Radio Live '09, an iPhone application featuring the band's music. iPhone and iPod Touch users can purchase the application for $2.99 from their mobile device or from the iTunes Store on their PC or Mac.
Android Goes nuTsie
Premier mobile music solution now available on Google mobile service
SEATTLE - Mar 17, 2009 - Melodeo, a leader in mobile media, announced today the availability of its nuTsie mobile music products in Google's Android mobile applications store.
The Presidents go nuTsie on First-Of-Its-Kind iPhone App
Indie rockers and Seattle startup launch innovative music product
SEATTLE - Feb 17, 2009 - The rock band The Presidents of the United States of America and Seattle startup Melodeo, purveyor of the nuTsie line of digital music products, announced today the availability of an iPhone application featuring the Presidents' music. iPhone and iPod Touch users can purchase the application for $2.99 from their mobile device or from the iTunes Store on their PC or Mac.
nuTsie Brings iTunes and More to the BlackBerry Storm
Premier mobile music solution now available on premier BlackBerry device
SEATTLE - Feb 4, 2009 - Melodeo, a leader in mobile media, announced today the availability of its nuTsie service for the BlackBerry Storm, Research in Motion's flagship smartphone. BlackBerry Storm users can download nuTsie at nutsie.com (http://www.nutsie.com/client/blackberry) either on the Web or on their mobile browser.
Melodeo Launches Mobile Media Marketing Platform
Starbucks and Salvation Army lead the way
SEATTLE - Dec 17, 2008 - Melodeo, a leader in mobile media, announced today the launch of its Mobile Media Marketing Platform for smartphones. The service is currently available on iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices and will extend to the GPhone in coming weeks.
THE SALVATION ARMY BRINGS HOLIDAY MUSIC TO THE iPhone
Leading non-profit teams with Seattle media company Melodeo to spread cheer and raise funds
SEATTLE - Dec 7, 2008 - The Salvation Army announces the availability of The Salvation Army Holiday Music application in the iPhone Application Store for $2.99, with proceeds to benefit the organization, one of the largest charities in the country.
nuTsie Brings iTunes Music to Windows Mobile with Handango
nuTsie Music Service Provides Access to iTunes Music and More on Windows Mobile Smartphones
SEATTLE - Oct 8, 2008 - nuTsie, a leader in mobile and online music, announced service today on more than two dozen Smartphone models powered by Windows Mobile software, including the popular Samsung BlackJack, Palm Treo and Motorola Q. The nuTsie application for Windows Mobile is available immediately through leading software purveyor Handango.
President of the USA Challenges Pandora
Music Gnome Project brings hope to Pandora users
SEATTLE - Sept 30, 2008 - nuTsie, a leader in mobile and online music, today announced the launch of the nuTsie Challenge, which dares listeners to compare nuTsie to the Pandora music service. The nuTsie Challenge is a creation of nuTsie's elite in-house think tank, the Music Gnome Project.
Alltel to bring customers' iTunes music, new music and more to their wireless device with nuTsie
Alltel is first wireless carrier to offer application
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Sept 24th, 2008 - Want to listen to your iTunes music right on your wireless phone? No problem. Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, today announced that it is the fist wireless carrier to offer its customers access to nuTsie, a service that allows users to listen to playlists from their iTunes libraries on over 10 Alltel wireless handsets. In addition, nuTsie enables users to share those lists with friends across the Internet and on their mobile devices.
Duff McKagan Founding Member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver Goes nuTsie
SEATTLE,WA - Jun 17th, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) - nuTsie.com today announced that Duff McKagan, founding member of legendary rock bands Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, has joined the company's advisory board. McKagan has taken an active role in managing the affairs of his bands and will bring 25+ years of music business experience to the dynamic, Seattle-based digital music company.
nuTsie sideTunes Adds Unlimited Free Music to iTunes
SEATTLE, WA - (Marketwire - June 4, 2008) - nuTsie.com (http://www.nuTsie.com) today announced the availability of sideTunes (http://www.nutsie.com/sidetunes), a full-track music discovery service that extends the value of Apple's market-leading iTunes music management software. nuTsie sideTunes (http://www.nutsie.com/sidetunes) offers iTunes users multiple ways to access new music, legally and for free, without leaving their own iTunes libraries.
nuTsie Launches the First Facebook Music Application That Actually Plays the Music You Want to Hear
SEATTLE, WA - (Marketwire - May 7, 2008) - nuTsie today announced the availability of nuTsie on Facebook. The nuTsie Facebook application allows users to play, share and explore the music that matters most to them - full tracks from their iTunes libraries and their friends' iTunes libraries.
nuTsie Tops on iTunes Top 100
SEATTLE, WA - (Marketwire - March 25th, 2008) - nuTsie, a leading music service for web and mobile, today announced that the 'iTunes Top 100' playlist on nuTsie.com (http://www.nuTsie.com) has taken over the top returned search results for the nation's most important pop music chart on the web's largest portals, including Google, Yahoo! and AOL.
More Than 1,000,000 Music Fans Go nuTsie
Melodeo's nuTsie Serves Up iTunes Libraries and Recommendations to a Growing Audience
SEATTLE, WA - Mar 13th, 2008 (Marketwire) - nuTsie parent company Melodeo Inc., a leader in synchronized web/mobile music and entertainment services, today announced that more than one million music fans used their music services in February 2008. nuTsie.com offers music fans free online and mobile access to their entire iTunes music library; DigitalDreamDoor.com is a companion site where fans collectively rate the greatest music of all time.
Melodeo to Distribute New Mobile Music Service for BlackBerry Smartphones
Melodeo's nuTsie Music Service Provides Access to iTunes Music on Popular BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry Curve Series Smartphones
BARCELONA, SPAIN - Feb 11th, 2008 (MARKETWIRE) - Melodeo, Inc., a leader in mobile and online music and media services, today announced plans from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, to distribute their nuTsie mobile music service this spring on BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM) (TSX: RIM), including the popular BlackBerry® Pearl™ and BlackBerry® Curve™ Series smartphones. nuTsie will also be featured on the www.mobile.blackberry.com home page and the Built for BlackBerry web site (http://www.builtforblackberry.com).
Melodeo Mobile Entertainment Service Now Available to T-Mobile USA Customers on Sidekick Devices
Mobilcast Available For Download on Select T-Mobile Sidekick Devices
SEATTLE, WA - Feb 4th, 2008 - Melodeo, Inc., a leader in delivering music and other media via mobile phones and the web, today announced the availability of their industry-leading mobile entertainment platform on the T-Mobile® Sidekick® iD and Sidekick 3. Melodeo's Mobilcast mobile entertainment service, which provides on-demand access to thousands of radio programs, is currently available for download in T-Mobile's content catalog.
Melodeo Announces $7.9 Million in New Funding to Drive Growth of Online and Mobile Music
Funding Received from Voyager Capital and Ignition Partners
SEATTLE - Oct 18th, 2007 - Melodeo Inc., a leader in delivering music and other media via mobile phones and the web, today announced it closed a new preferred funding round of $7.9 million. Ignition Partners and Voyager Capital led the round.
Melodeo Expands Presence in Asia; Signs Deal With Korean Wireless Operator KTF
Follows recent Asia deal with China Unicom through joint venture with Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and Motorola
SEATTLE - Sep 25th, 2007 - Melodeo Inc. today announced a licensing deal with Korean Telecom Freetel (KTF), a leading wireless service operator in South Korea, to distribute Melodeo's industry-leading synchronized Web and mobile entertainment technology.
Today's announcement comes on the heels of similar agreements with China Unicom Ltd, that country's second-largest wireless operator. This deal represents a significant expansion of Melodeo's ability to distribute its mobile entertainment applications across Asia, which contain some of the world's largest and most advanced wireless markets.
Korean Telecom Freetel (KTF) Announces Licensing Deal to Distribute Melodeo's Music and Podcasting Technology in Korea
SEATTLE - Sep 12th, 2007 - Korean Telecom Freetel (KTF), a leading wireless service operator in South Korea, today announced a licensing deal to distribute Melodeo Inc.'s industry-leading synchronized web and mobile entertainment technology throughout Korea. With this deal, KTF obtained rights to distribute Melodeo's new online and mobile music application nuTsie™, as well as their mobile podcasting application Mobilcast, among other technologies.
Go nuTsie™ Get Your Entire iTunes Music Library on Your Mobile Phone
Melodeo Announces Free Public Beta of New Streaming Mobile Music Service
SEATTLE, WA - (Marketwire - June 5, 2007) - Melodeo, Inc. today announced nuTsie, a new mobile music service that allows consumers to get their entire iTunes library on their mobile phone. The nuTsie free public beta (available immediately at www.nuTsie.com), allows anyone to easily shuffle through all of their iTunes music and playlists in hi-fi quality on their mobile phone or on the Web.
Melodeo Mobilcast Debuts in Denmark on TDC
Melodeo Announces First On-Demand Mobile Music, Podcast, and Radio Service in Denmark
SEATTLE - Apr 25th, 2007 - Melodeo Inc. today announced the first on-demand mobile music, podcast, and radio listening service in Denmark with wireless operator TDC. Melodeo's Mobilcast is immediately available to more than 2 million mobile customers in Denmark.
Melodeo Announces Hi-fi for Mobilcast
New Hi-fi Mobilcast Improves Listening Experience for Mobile Entertainment and Introduces New a2z Radio Music Channels
SEATTLE - Mar 6th, 2007 - Melodeo Inc. today announced the availability of 'Mobilcast Hi-fi' to wireless operators. Mobilcast Hi-fi is a new patent-pending, low-bandwidth, hi-fidelity version of their industry-leading Mobilcast mobile entertainment service. Mobilcast Hi-fi allows wireless operators to offer hi-fidelity music and audio programs over existing mobile networks using standard codecs. Mobilcast Hi-fi automatically adapts to different phones and network speeds, resulting in a superior listening experience for wireless customers with minimal bandwidth use.
Melodeo Hires a President of the United States of America
SEATTLE - Jan 31st, 2007 - Melodeo Inc., the Seattle mobile media company, today announced the hiring of Dave Dederer, best-known as a founding member of the multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. Dederer joins Melodeo as the company's Senior Director of Media Content.
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and Warner Music Group Announce Investment in ACCESS China Media Solutions, a Leading Digital Media Technology Company in China
ACCESS China Media Solutions — a company formed by ACCESS CO., LTD., and MELODEO, Inc. - develops secure and trusted digital media technology solutions for media companies and mobile operators
BEIJING, NEW YORK, and SEATTLE - Jan 23rd, 2007 - Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, ACCESS CO., LTD., MELODEO, Inc. and ACCESS China Media Solutions today announced they are working together to develop and distribute world-class solutions for delivering mobile music and multimedia entertainment to wireless customers throughout China and other Asia Pacific marketplaces and beyond.
Melodeo Mobilcast Debuts in the UK on 3
Melodeo Announces First On-Demand Mobile Podcasting and Radio Service in the UK
SEATTLE - Jan 8th, 2007 - Melodeo Inc. today announced first on-demand mobile podcast and radio listening service in the UK with British wireless operator 3. Melodeo's Mobilcast mobile podcast and radio listening service is immediately available to almost 4 million wireless customers in the UK and more than 40 million wireless customers in North America through distribution deals with Cingular Wireless and Alltel Wireless in the United States and Rogers Wireless in Canada.
Listen Up. Cingular Teams with Melodeo to Offer Mobile Podcasting
Melodeo's Mobilcast Service Gives Cingular Customers On-The-Go Access to Thousands of Podcasts
ATLANTA and SEATTLE - Oct 2nd, 2006 - Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, and Melodeo Inc. today announced the availability of Melodeo's Mobilcast podcast service.
Alltel Wireless and Melodeo Announce New Mobile Podcast Service
Axcess Mobilcast offers easy podcast listening for Alltel customers
Little Rock, AK - Aug 8th, 2006 - Alltel Wireless (NYSE: AT), America�s largest network, and Melodeo, Inc., the first interactive podcast community for PC and mobile phones, today launched Axcess Mobilcast service. The service enables Alltel Wireless customers to easily search and listen to thousands of podcasts on their wireless phones for a monthly subscription of $3.99. Alltel Wireless is the first company in the United States to bring this service to market.
Melodeo Launches Podcasting for the People
Melodeo.com, the first interactive podcasting community for the PC and mobile phone, will allow millions of users to discover and enjoy on-demand podcasts
SEATTLE - June 29, 2006 - Melodeo, Inc. announced today Melodeo.com, the first podcasting and social networking service for PC and mobile phones, the most widely used devices in the world. Melodeo allows anyone to participate in a truly global mix of news, entertainment, music and discussion.
Melodeo Opens DRM Source Code to the World
PachyDRM.org Open Source Digital Rights Management Initiative to Accelerate a Broad and Secure Market for Any Media, on Any Network, on Any Device
SEATTLE - June 13, 2006 - Melodeo, Inc. today announced PachyDRM, an open source digital rights management (DRM) initiative designed to accelerate a broad and secure market for any media, on any network, on any device. PachyDRM includes the release of the Melodeo DRM source code and specification, now openly available at PachyDRM.org.
Mobilcast™ takes NPR Podcasts Mobile
Agreement provides listeners with anywhere, anytime access to NPR shows.
Seattle, WA - March 27th, 2006 - Melodeo today announced that NPR (National Public Radio) has selected Mobilcast™ to deliver its portfolio of 45 podcast programs to mobile phone users in the U.S. and Canada. Mobilcast is a mobile phone software application that enables listeners to search for and stream or download podcasts to their phones. With this agreement, NPR will receive a dedicated, branded channel in the Mobilcast application.
IDG's InfoWorld Distributes Podcasts To Mobile Phones Via Mobilcast™
Agreement brings daily technology updates exclusively to Mobilcast listeners.
San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA - March 7th, 2006 - InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for strategic technology decision-makers, has signed an agreement with Melodeo to make InfoWorld podcasts available over Mobilcast™. Mobilcast is the leading distributor of podcasts to mobile phones. This exclusive agreement lets Mobilcast listeners get technology and technical market updates when they want, on the devices they carry with them all the time.
New Mobilcast™ Beta Available
This week Melodeo released an updated Mobilcast™ beta. The new beta is available for download from www.mobilcast.com.
February 8th, 2006 - Mobilcast brings podcasts directly to a mobile phone. Listeners can stream their favorite shows to their phones and enjoy them now, or download them and listen later. By using the mobile phone, Mobilcast eliminates the PC barrier - podcast fans no longer have to be online to download and listen to their favorite shows.
Rogers Wireless and Melodeo Introduce North America's First Mobile Podcast Service
Rogers Wireless Makes Podcasts Available Using Melodeo Mobilcast™
February 1st, 2006 - Rogers Wireless, Canada's leading wireless communications service provider, and Melodeo, Inc., a developer of software and services that bring digital media content to mobile phones, have announced the launch of Rogers Podcast Service, North America's first mobile Podcast service.
Wall Street journal - Mobilcast Service Brings Podcasts to Mobile Phones
Seattle, WA - November 30th, 2005 - Melodeo's Mobilcast is based on its "over-the-air" music program, which enables direct downloads of songs onto phone handsets. The program powers the music based service for Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc.'s wireless business and Spain's Telefonica SA.
Melodeo Releases New Version of Mobilcast™
Seattle, WA - November 11, 2005 - Melodeo Inc., the first company to deliver "over-the-air" podcast downloads on mobile phones, today released a new version of Mobilcast™. Mobilcast lets comsumers download podcasts "over-the-air" and listen to them on their mobile phones. The new version of Mobilcast improves this experience by introducing progressive download and Share.
Mobile Podcasting Now Available for Motorola ROKR and RAZR Phones
Mobilcast by Melodeo Broadens Mobile Podcasting Adoption
SEATTLE - September 27, 2005 - Melodeo, Inc., the innovator and first provider of mobile podcasting, today released Mobilcast™ software for Motorola's newest line of phones, the Motorola ROKR and RAZR. Mobilcast provides users with fast, easy access to thousands of podcasts from entertainment and comedy, to news and sports commentary.
Melodeo First to Offer Podcasts for Mobile Phones
Melodeo, Inc., the company that provides the best experience for music on the mobile phone, today announces its expansion into new markets, including making Podcasts available for download to the mobile phone.
SEATTLE - August 19, 2005 - Beginning today consumers can use Melodeo software, called Mobilcast™, to find and download Podcasts on a mobile phone. The addition of Podcasts is a significant step in establishing the mobile phone as a singular device for finding, acquiring, and using digital media. During the past year Podcasting has grown exponentially, yet access is confined to the PC. By enabling Podcast downloads to a mobile phone Melodeo hopes to expand the reach of Podcasts to millions of new users. More information about Podcast downloads can be found at www.mobilcast.com.
Rogers Wireless Selects Melodeo to Power Rogers MusicStore
Rogers MusicStore enables Canadian music lovers to purchase and download full track music and ringtones to their mobile phones and/or PCs.
TORONTO, CANADA - May 10, 2005 -The Rogers MusicStore is the first mobile music service to become available in North America. It is powered by the Melodeo Mobile Music Service, and represents Melodeo's entry into North America.
Melodeo Unveils Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing Functionality
Users Can Now Pay for and Share Full-Track Downloads Legally and Securely from Mobile Phone to Mobile Phone
SEATTLE - Feb. 10, 2005 - Melodeo, Inc. today announced new peer-to-peer music sharing functionality with its Melodeo Mobile Music Solution.
Melodeo, Warner Music Group Sign First Global Agreement to Bring Full Track Downloads to Mobile Phones
Beginning with Spain’s Telefónica, Melodeo’s Mobile Solution
Will Deliver Downloads from WMG’s World-Renowned Labels and Artists to Wireless
Subscribers
SEATTLE - Dec. 15, 2004 - Melodeo, Inc. and Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced the signing of the first global agreement that will allow consumers to securely download entire tracks from WMG's rich music catalog directly to their mobile phones.
Melodeo Announces $9.5 Million in New Funding to Bring Music to Mobile Phones
Funding Received from GF Capital, Ignition Partners, Intel Capital and Voyager Capital
SEATTLE - Dec. 15, 2004 - Melodeo, Inc., a provider of software to bring music to mobile phones, today announced it has received $9.5 million in funding from GF Capital, Ignition Partners, the Intel Communications Fund and Voyager Capital.
Telefónica Móviles España Announces Licensing Agreement with
Melodeo
Melodeo Solution Lets Users Shop, Preview, Purchase, Download and
Play Full-Length Music Tracks on their Mobile Phones
Innovative Launch Gets Major Music Label Support from Warner Music Group and Vale
MADRID —December 15, 2004 - Telefónica Móviles España, the leading operator in Spanish market, today announced that it has licensed and launched a mobile music solution from Melodeo, a Seattle-based company, that allows Telefónica Móviles España to provide secure digital music to its Mobile subscribers.
