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MusicStation

MusicStation is a music service platform developed by Omnifone. The cloud based platform works across a number of different digital device platforms and is tailored specifically for various partners[1] including rara.com,[2] RIM,[3] Sony,[4] Sony Ericsson,[5] HP,[6] BSkyB,[7] Vodafone,[8] Telenor,[9] Hutchison Telecom[10] and Vodacom.[11]

For the Japanese television program, see Music Station.

Launch date

14 June 2007 (2007-06-14)

2011

Mobile, web, PC, Blu-ray players, PS3 games console, PSP portable games console, home cinema systems, Walkman digital audio players, S1 and S2 tablets, in-home, in-car

Services[edit]

In February 2009 Omnifone introduced MusicStation Next Generation,[12] a white label unlimited music audio and video download and streaming solution for ISPs and consumer electronics device vendors. The cloud based solution offers interoperable music on a wide range of connected devices, including home entertainment systems, gaming consoles, and car audio systems.


In April 2009 Hutchison Telecom became the first[13] Omnifone partner to introduce MusicStation Desktop Edition to users in Hong Kong on its 3 network.


Omnifone's MusicStation was the first subscription based unlimited music download service available on mobiles in the UK launching with Vodafone in November 2007.[14]


In June 2008, Omnifone announced that MusicStation had become the largest subscription based unlimited music download service in the UK within seven months of launching on Vodafone.[15]

14 January 2003: British Entrepreneurs , Phil Sant and Mark Knight form Omnifone

Rob Lewis

12 February 2007: Omnifone announces MusicStation

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14 June 2007: MusicStation goes live with its first rollout in Sweden with Telenor

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22 October 2007: MusicStation launches in Hong Kong with 3

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1 November 2007: MusicStation launches in South Africa with Vodacom

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1 November 2007: MusicStation launches in the UK with Vodafone

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12 February 2008: Omnifone launches MusicStation Max, a pre-licensed unlimited music phone development programme with LG signed up as a handset manufacturer

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15 September 2008: MusicStation launches in New Zealand with Vodafone

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22 September 2008: MusicStation launches in Australia with Vodafone

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24 September 2008: Omnifone announces partnership with Sony Ericsson to power PlayNow plus, its pre-licensed unlimited downloads service across Walkman mobiles

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14 November 2008: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Sweden with Telenor

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8 January 2009: Omnifone announces partnership with Gracenote to bring unlimited music to multiple device platforms

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12 January 2009: Omnifone powered in-car entertainment system CarStars wins CNET 'Best of CES' Car Tech award at the 2009 International Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas; the largest consumer electronics event in the world

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16 February 2009: Omnifone announces MusicStation Next Generation unlimited music service for ISPs to fight piracy online, confirming reports that it is in discussions with BSkyB as its first ISP customer

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13 March 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Switzerland with Swisscom

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2 April 2009: MusicStation Desktop Edition launches in Hong Kong

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23 April 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Singapore with Singtel

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9 June 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Austria with Orange

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8 September 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in the Netherlands with T-Mobile

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14 October 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Hungary with T-Mobile

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19 October 2009: BSkyB launches streaming and downloads service in the UK[34]

Sky Songs

23 October 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Brazil with Vivo

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9 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Mexico with Telcel

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20 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Croatia with T-Mobile

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21 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Singapore with M1

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8 January 2010: Omnifone extends relationship with Gracenote, allows for cloud-based music solutions in more than 30 countries in 2010

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25 January 2010: Omnifone announces partnership with HP for MusicStation on PCs in 10 countries across Europe

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15 February 2010: Omnifone announces MusicStation for Android

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16 February 2010: Omnifone first to encode its global music catalogue into Dolby Pulse file format for cloud based digital music services in 2010

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22 December 2010: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in the UK and Ireland

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22 January 2011: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in France, Germany, Italy and Spain

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17 February 2011: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in the US, Australia and New Zealand

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25 August 2011: RIM launches BBM Music social music service in beta – powered by Omnifone in the US, Canada and the UK

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13 December 2011: rara.com launches across Europe and the USA – powered by Omnifone

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14 December 2011: rara.com launches across New Zealand – powered by Omnifone

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Omnifone

Rob Lewis

PlayNow plus

Sony Ericsson

Omnifone

Sony Ericsson PlayNow plus

Vodafone UK MusicStation

Vodafone Australia MusicStation

Vodafone New Zealand MusicStation

3 Hong Kong MusicStation

Telenor Sweden MusicStation

Swisscom Switzerland PlayNow plus

Singtel Sony Ericsson PlayNow plus

Orange Austria Sony Ericsson PlayNow plus

Financial Times: Master of timing with a million downloads on his mind

Tempus comment: Good tune

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