With rival Nokia poised to launch its Comes With Music [1] mobile service in October, handset maker Sony Ericsson is set to introduce its own unlimited music downloading effort, The Financial Times reports. Sony Ericsson is said to be in discussions with all of the major record labels, with hopes to officially announce the service before the end of September, followed by a European launch in time for the Christmas season. Sony Ericsson's existing pay-per-track music service, available in conjunction with its PlayNow Arena [2] web portal, boasts more than 5 million full-track downloads and agreements with EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG.
For more on the Sony Ericsson music service:
- read this Financial Times article [3]
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Links:
[1] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/nokia-extend-comes-music-u-k/2008-09-02
[2] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/sony-ericsson-debut-playnow-arena/2008-08-22
[3] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04fd640c-7e08-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/sony-ericsson-says-yeah-to-usher-content-deal/2008-05-23