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Hudson Entertainment and Napster Sign Digital Music Agreement
Hudson Entertainment, a premier provider of
entertainment content, announced today that it has signed a licensing
and distribution agreement with Napster to further extend its digital
music offerings.
The new deal with Napster will allow Hudson
Entertainment's music division to offer full-length music tracks from
top independent music labels and artists through Napster's on-demand
music subscription service, which boasts more than 760,000 subscribers.
Hudson Entertainment's extensive catalog offers over 10,000 tracks from
well known and up-and-coming artists across all music genres including
Kirsten Proffit, Gene and Jezebel, Omar Torrez, Del Bombers, Cloud
Eleven, Alan Smithee, Punsapaya, Alan Reid, The J Band, Paperback Hero,
Denny Earnest, Lastonedone, Caution Cat, Conrizzle, and more.
"The
partnership with Napster allows us to tap into a strong, loyal and very
educated music audience," said John Greiner, President of Hudson
Entertainment. "Napster's subscribers are intelligent connoisseurs of
music, and we know that our eclectic and extensive catalog will be
something they will appreciate and enjoy."
"We are very pleased
to be bringing Kirsten Proffit and the rest of the Hudson stable of
acts to Napster's subscribers all over the world," said Matthew Adell,
Vice President of Music Services at Napster.
This new
partnership follows on the heels of Hudson's recent announcement of a
similar deal with eMusic, further strengthening its position as one of
the largest digital music distributors in the US.
For more information on Hudson Entertainment's music division visit http://www.music.hudsonent.com/.
About Napster
Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in
interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover, share,
acquire and enjoy music -- anytime, anywhere. The Company's offerings
include "Napster" (www.Napster.com) -- the most popular on-demand music
subscription service in the world; "Freenapster" (www.freenapster.com)
-- a unique Web experience offering free on demand music legally; and
"Napster Mobile" -- one of the industry's fastest growing mobile music
platforms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Napster's services are
available in markets across the Americas, Europe and Japan.
About Hudson Entertainment
Hudson Entertainment is the North American publishing arm of Hudson
Soft, an international provider of games and entertainment content
founded in 1973. Hudson introduced best-selling videogame franchises
including Bomberman, Bonk, and Super Adventure Island. Hudson
Entertainment focuses on four key businesses: Console games, digital
download content, mobile games, and music.
About Hudson Entertainment's Music Division
Founded in June 2003, Hudson Entertainment's music division has become
an industry leader in the marketing, promotion and distribution of
digital music. Hudson's extensive catalog features well known and up
and coming artists across all music genres, including Hip Hop, Pop,
Alternative Rock, Rock, Dance, Latin, and World Music. Recognizing a
growing demand for independent artists, Hudson Entertainment Music
Group continually sources and develops relationships with new artists
and labels. Hudson's catalog is available on all major wireless
carriers in the U.S. as well as online merchants including iTunes,
eMusic, Napster and Amazon.

