Wizzard Media and Melodeo Partner on iPhone App for Pop Superstar Usher
PITTSBURGH & SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Wizzard Media (NYSE Amex: WZE), the world’s largest podcasting network, has partnered with Melodeo, purveyors of the successful nuTsie line of digital music products, on Usher’s Top 100, an iPhone app featuring 100 of the pop superstar’s favorite songs in a streaming playlist. Usher is currently a Wizzard Network podcaster.
Usher’s Top 100 will allow listeners to stream popular music to their mobile phone, purchase music through iTunes, download and listen to it anywhere or any time in high quality stereo. The App will sell for $2.99 and the deal calls for a revenue share between the parties.
“We are very excited about working with Melodeo,” says Chris Spencer, Wizzard Media CEO. “Melodeo and their nuTsie line of Apps is one of the most popular brands in the iTunes App Store and when marketed through the music related podcasts Wizzard distributes to millions of consumers through iTunes, we think this can be a winning combination for both companies.”
“iPhone apps are exploding, including for musical artists, but nobody’s done anything like this,” said Dave Dederer, VP of Business Development at Melodeo. “This is the first app that combines a major recording artist, podcast marketing to iTunes consumers and a new model for selling music. Hopefully, this will show the music industry that there are options beyond the old product units of songs, albums and ringtones.”
About Melodeo, Inc.
Melodeo, Inc. is a leader in delivering music and other media to the Web and mobile devices. Through products such as nuTsie and Mobilcast, Melodeo combines powerful content, a simple user interface and access from any device, making it easy to enjoy and share entertainment anytime and anyplace. Melodeo reaches more than 150 million wireless customers through distribution deals and customer relationships with Alltel, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, O2, RIM, Handmark, Handango, Thumbplay, Danger, Motorola, Nokia, 3, Korean Telecom Freetel (KTF), Starbucks, Madacy Entertainment, Nettwerk Music Group and others. Melodeo's mobile entertainment services are compatible with the majority of mobile handsets on the market.
Website: www.nuTsie.com
About Wizzard Media (a division of Wizzard Software):
Wizzard Media provides publishing and distribution services to podcasters and monetization services for podcasters. Wizzard Media is the industry's leading podcasting network with an unprecedented 1.2 billion download requests in 2008. Podcasts are a means for independent and professional content creators to publish audio and video shows for the world to enjoy over the Internet or on mp3 players, such as the Apple iPod®, iPhone® and the Microsoft Zune®. Podcasting is a relatively new phenomenon, but Wizzard Media collectively broadcasts millions of podcast downloads per day through media aggregators like Apple's iTunes and Microsoft's Zune Marketplace. For more information, please visit www.wizzardsoftware.com/media . Wizzard Media is a division of Wizzard Software, a leader in speech technology distribution and development.
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