SAN FRANCISCO - (Business Wire) ZVUE Corporation (NASDAQ: ZVUE), a global digital entertainment company, today announced that the ZVUE Spirit
™ portable media player will be available nationwide in 3,600 stores for the July 4
th promotional time period. The product retails for $34.88 and is pre-loaded with 15 original
“feel-good
” American songs, licensed from Universal Music. The music licensing agreement is ZVUE
’s first with Universal Music, one of the world
’s largest music companies.
These 15 classic American songs include “I Feel Good” by James Brown; “Back in The U.S.A.” by Chuck Berry; “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd; “Drive South” by John Hiatt; “XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl)” by Trisha Yearwood; “Fly Like An Eagle” by The Neville Brothers; “Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh; “Takin' Care Of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive; “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd; “Rock And Roll All Nite” by Kiss; and “(You Can Still) Rock In America” by Night Ranger.
Rounding out the list are “America Is My Home (Part 1)” by James Brown & The Famous Flames; “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd; “Some Gave All” by Billy Ray Cyrus; and “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood.
“We are excited about launching our sixth product and continuing to work with Wal-Mart to provide exciting ways for customers to enjoy music,” said Jeff Oscodar, ZVUE President and CEO. “The ZVUE Spirit is a great value and will provide customers with many hours of listening enjoyment.”
About ZVUE Corporation
ZVUE Corporation (NASDAQ: ZVUE) is a global digital entertainment company. Its Popsauce Network™ (comprised of eBaumsWorld.com, Putfile.com, Holylemon.com, UnOriginal.co.uk, YourDailyMedia.com, Dorks.com, FunMansion.com and ZVUE.com) is consistently among the top-five companies providing user-generated video online. ZVUE™ personal media players are mass-market priced and currently available for purchase online and in Wal-Mart stores throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.zvue.com.
ZVUE, HandHeld Entertainment, popsauce network, eBaum’s World, ZVUE Networks, eBaumsWorld.com, Putfile.com, HolyLemon.com, UnOriginal.co.uk, YourDailyMedia.com, Dorks.com, FunMansion.com, and ZVUE.com are trademarks of ZVUE Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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For ZVUE Corporation
Hank Kim, 917-647-0500 (Media)
hank@hankkimconsulting.com
or
Howard Gostfrand, 305-918-7000 (Investors)
hg@amcapventures.com
