Contact Information: Contacts: Tami Casey Kulesa Public Relations for mSpot 650-340-1984 Laura Swanson Island Def Jam 212-333-8533
Island Def Jam Music Group and mSpot to Launch Label-Sponsored Mobile Radio Service -- IDJ Radio
IDJ Radio to Stream Six Urban Music Channels and On-Demand Video Content Continuously to Mobile Phones; Def Jam, mSpot and Nokia to Host San Francisco Launch Party and Press Reception at Ruby Skye Nightclub on October 23rd -- With Performances by Ne-Yo and The-Dream
| Source: mSpot, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY and PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - October 11, 2007) - Island Def Jam Music Group,
a unit of Universal Music Group, and mSpot, a pioneer in mobile music and
radio, will introduce IDJ RADIO, a mobile music subscription service, at a
gala press party starring Ne-Yo and The-Dream, to take place the first
night of CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2007, on October 23rd at San
Francisco's premier nightclub, Ruby Skye.
IDJ RADIO is a streaming radio service that includes a variety of Urban
music as well as on-demand videos from some of today's hottest artists. The
musical focus is contemporary hip-hop/R&B, old school/classics,
Reggaeton/Latin hip-hop and special programming by featured Island Def Jam
artists -- as well as music from other labels.
The launch party, co-sponsored by Island Def Jam Music Group, mSpot and
Nokia, will showcase IDJ Radio, along with Nokia's mobile sharing service
MOSH and the new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. The party will be headlined by
performances from RIAA platinum Grammy-nominated Def Jam recording artist
and songwriter Ne-Yo, and veteran songwriter-producer turned solo artist
The-Dream. DJ Green Lantern will work the turntables for the night. Nokia's
innovative MOSH social sharing site technology will provide party guests
with exclusive barcode mobile invites that will be scanned from their
mobile phone.
The IDJ RADIO party will climax the first day of activities at the CTIA
WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment conference at San Francisco's Moscone
Center. The three-day event is recognized as the industry's most
comprehensive showcase for ground-breaking wireless data innovations and
creative solutions for enterprise and entertainment.
IDJ RADIO is the result of a two year development between Island Def Jam
Music Group and mSpot, whose mobile radio services already stream more than
100 channels of music, news, sports, finance, entertainment, weather and
talk radio to mobile phones across North America. IDJ RADIO will be
available to consumers for a monthly fee, directly from their mobile
carrier. The service will initially be available on one carrier to be named
in the weeks ahead, with multiple carriers to be announced in the future.
About mSpot
mSpot's groundbreaking mobile music, radio and movie services enable
carriers to deliver exciting, consumer-centric entertainment to mobile
phones. mSpot has been pioneering mobile multimedia entertainment since
launching the first mobile streaming radio service in April 2005. Today,
more than one million consumers across North America use mSpot's services
to discover, manage, purchase, and enjoy music, live radio, podcasts,
videos, and movies from the biggest names in entertainment, including ABC
Radio Networks, Buena Vista VOD, ClearChannel, FOX Sports Radio, Lionsgate,
Marketwatch, Radio Disney and Universal Pictures. mSpot powers
entertainment services in the U.S. for Sprint, Boost and U.S. Cellular and
in Canada for TELUS and Bell Mobility. Founded in 2004, mSpot is a
privately held company headquartered in Palo Alto, California and on the
Web at www.mspot.com.
Note to press:
IDJ Radio, along with Nokia's mobile sharing service MOSH and new Nokia
N810 Internet Tablet to be showcased at Oct. 23rd press event at Ruby Skye
in San Francisco.