Orange UK mobile music downloads surge

Orange UK reported its mobile music download sales increased 70 percent over the past six months. The operator said Orange Music Store downloads have doubled since the beginning of the year--203,000 tracks were downloaded in October, compared to 105,000 in January. Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," currently number one on the British singles chart was downloaded by 5,000 Orange subscribers in the last week. Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" remains the carrier's all-time best seller at 25,000 downloads. 

For more on the Orange Music Store's growth:
- read this NewMediaAge article

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