LOS ANGELES, CA -- 05/27/08 --
Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS), the
pioneer of digital music, announced today that its unlimited
over-the-air mobile subscription service in Japan will now
include unlimited access to a high-quality digital video
service to complement its music subscription service. The
new video service, Napster Clips, puts high-quality music
videos into the palms of purchasers of the new N906iL
onefone model handset from Japan's leading mobile operator,
NTT DoCoMo.
Napster Clips is a broadband video service that users can
view from a full-size browser on the N906iL handset over
either the NTT DoCoMo 3G/FOMA(TM)* mobile network or via NTT
DoCoMo's new "Home U(TM)*" service -- a high-speed wireless
LAN connection via home broadband network. Also, for the
first 20,000 applicants of the N906iL onefone handset
customers, NTT DoCoMo will include a free "Comes With
Napster Music and Video" 6-month subscription to Napster's
unlimited over the air Napster To Go audio and video music
subscription service.
"We are proud to partner with NTT DoCoMo on the launch of
our first-ever mobile music video service," said Napster
President Brad Duea. "Providing Napster users with wireless
mobile access to the world of music -- including videos --
over either a mobile network or WiFi network at home, is a
significant milestone in our ongoing effort to expand and
enhance our mobile offerings."
Napster To Go subscribers can view high-quality digital
music videos of dozens of their favorite music artists from
Japan and around the world through their new N906iL handset.
In addition to viewing high-quality digital music videos and
receiving full-length songs directly on their mobile
handsets, when subscribers use the Napster To Go OTA service
to download songs without connecting to a PC those tracks
will be "bookmarked" and added to their PC collection.
Further integrating the PC and OTA experience, users of the
Napster To Go OTA service are able to view Playlists
available on the PC and download them directly to their
handsets over-the-air. Users of the N906iL series of DoCoMo
phones will also still enjoy the option of side-loading
content from the PC onto their phones, as with any other
Napster To Go compatible portable music device.
NTT DoCoMo and Napster Japan will be rolling out a
co-marketing campaign with the launch of the new video
service, which will coincide with the handset launch.
About Napster
Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate
in interactive music experiences, creating better ways to
discover, share, acquire and enjoy music -- anytime,
anywhere. The Company's offerings include "Napster"
(www.Napster.com) -- the premier online music destination
featuring the most popular on-demand music subscription
service in the world and the largest, most comprehensive MP3
download store on the market; "Freenapster"
(www.freenapster.com) -- a unique Web experience offering
free on demand music legally; and "Napster Mobile" -- one of
the industry's fastest growing mobile music platforms.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Napster's services are
available in markets across the Americas, Europe and Japan.
*FOMA, onefone and Home U are trademarks or registered
trademarks of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and other countries.
Media contact:
Jeff Fox
The Blueshirt Group, for Napster
(415) 828-8298
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Investor Contact:
Alex Wellins
The Blueshirt Group, for Napster
(415) 217-7722
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