SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Music
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMGI), a content owner and global leader in the
digital distribution of independently owned music, television, film and
video catalogs, today announced it will begin offering its television and
film content through mSpot, a leader in mobile multimedia entertainment.
Mitchell Koulouris, Chief Executive Officer of DMGI, said, "We believe
that mobile video is an important potential growth area for DMGI, and we
are very pleased to be working with mSpot to make our content available
across a number of key North American mobile carriers."
DMGI currently controls the digital distribution rights to more than
4,000 hours of video content, ranging from classic television favorites
such as Gumby, I Spy, My Favorite Martian, and The Mr. Bill Show to comedy
from Sam Kinison, Andrew Dice Clay, and Jamie Foxx, to contemporary content
from superstar illusionist Criss Angel.
mSpot's mobile music, radio, TV and movie services enable carriers to
deliver exciting, consumer-centric entertainment to mobile phones. Today,
more than one million consumers across North America use mSpot's services
to discover, manage, purchase, and enjoy music, live radio, podcasts,
videos, and films from the biggest names in entertainment, including Buena
Vista VOD, ClearChannel, ESPN, Lionsgate, Marketwatch, Radio Disney and
Universal Pictures. mSpot powers entertainment services in the U.S. for
Sprint and U.S. Cellular, and in Canada for TELUS and Bell Mobility.
mSpot is the latest in a growing list of digital video services added
to the DMGI distribution network that includes Joost, Amazon Unbox,
YouTube, the iTunes Store, Google Video, and In2TV, among others. DMGI is
planning to make its video catalog available to mSpot starting in the
summer of 2007.
For more information on the DMGI video catalog, please visit
http://www.dmgi.com/video/.
About DMGI
Founded in 2005, Digital Music Group Inc. (Nasdaq: DMGI) is a content
owner and global leader in the digital distribution of independently owned
music and video content. DMGI acquires the digital rights to media catalogs
and digitally encodes them into multiple formats for distribution to
digital entertainment services operating over the Internet and wireless,
cable and mobile networks. Our digital entertainment service partners
include: the iTunes Store, Google Video, YouTube, AOL/In2TV, RealNetworks,
Napster, Wal-Mart Music, MusicNet, Verizon, Sprint, InfoSpace, Moderati,
Zingy, 9 Squared, and many others. For more information, please visit
http://www.dmgi.com.
Digital Music Group is a trademark of Digital Music Group, Inc. Other names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements (including, without
limitation, information regarding DMGI's distribution of videos through
digital entertainment services, including mSpot) that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause the results of DMGI to differ materially
from management's current expectations. Actual results may differ
materially due to a number of factors including, among others: unforeseen
difficulties assembling and processing the video content; the market demand
for digital video recordings and potential changes in consumers' tastes and
preferences in video; and our dependence on digital entertainment services
for the distribution and sale of our video content. The matters discussed
in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described in
DMGI's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
March 30, 2007 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
May 14, 2007. Digital Music Group assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this release.
Press Contact
Allen & Caron, Inc.: Len Hall, VP Media Relations,
Telephone: (949) 474-4300
e-mail: Len@allencaron.comInvestor Relations Contact
Digital Music Group, Inc.: Karen Davis, Chief Financial Officer,
Telephone: (916) 239-6010 x2505
Allen & Caron Inc.: Jesse Deal, Account Manager,
Telephone: (212) 691-8087,
e-mail: Jesse@allencaron.com
SOURCE Digital Music Group, Inc.