V Cast Music with Rhapsody launches on Verizon

Almost a year after announcing an agreement [1] to merge their online digital music stores under the Rhapsody America banner, MTV Networks and RealNetworks officially launched their V Cast Music with Rhapsody mobile service via Verizon Wireless. Promising unlimited access to music on up to three compatible handsets, portable media devices and/or PCs for $14.99 per month, V CAST Music with Rhapsody additionally enables a la carte purchases for $1.99 per download--Verizon subscribers who buy songs over-the-air may also download a DRM-free master copy to their PC. According to Verizon, V Cast Music with Rhapsody features more than 5 million full-length songs--users may create their own playlists and view other users' playlists. While the operator cites the forthcoming LG Chocolate 3 as "the marquee V Cast Music with Rhapsody device," the service is also available on handsets including the LG Decoy and LG Dare, the MOTO W755, the Samsung Glyde and the Samsung Juke.

For more on V Cast Music with Rhapsody:
- read this release [2]

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