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 partnersScreen Digest: February 2009: Omnifone unveils MusicStation Next Generation including rara.com,[BBC News: 13 December 2011: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16168384] RIM,Paid Content: 25 August 2011: RIM Breaks Social Ground With Its New BBM Music Service, Sony,Engadget: 22 December 2010: Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service ready to stream tunes to PS3s and Bravia TVs in the UK Sony Ericsson,Screen Digest: 24 September 2008: Sony Ericsson steals Nokia's thunder with music service HP,The Guardian: 25 January 2010: HP deal strengthens Omnifone's position in digital music battle BSkyB,Business Week: 24 January 2010: Hewlett-Packard Computers in Europe Gain Omnifone Music Service Vodafone, Telenor,Financial Times: 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone Hutchison TelecomRecord of the Day: 2 April 2009: Omnifone brings unlimited music downloads to PC and Mobile with MusicStation Desktop Edition and Vodacom.Business Day: 31 October 2007: Vodacom to boost data revenue with music download service
Services In February 2009 Omnifone introduced MusicStation Next Generation,Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2009: Omnifone to launch unlimited online music download service with ISPs a white label unlimited music audio and video download and streaming solution for Internet service providers (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 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.
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.
History
14 January 2003: British Entrepreneurs Rob Lewis, Phil Sant and Mark Knight form Omnifone 12 February 2007: Omnifone announces MusicStationFinancial Times, 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone 14 June 2007: MusicStation goes live with its first rollout in Sweden with TelenorBBC.co.uk, 14 June 2007: Sound start to music on mobiles 22 October 2007: MusicStation launches in Hong Kong with 3TMC.net, 31 October 2007: Omnifone Launches MusicStation with 3 Hong Kong 1 November 2007: MusicStation launches in South Africa with VodacomBizcommunity.com, 1 November 2007: Vodacom launches music downloads service 1 November 2007: MusicStation launches in the UK with Vodafone 12 February 2008: Omnifone launches MusicStation Max, a pre-licensed unlimited music phone development programme with LG signed up as a handset manufacturerDaily Telegraph, 12 February 2008: Free mobile music download service launched 15 September 2008: MusicStation launches in New Zealand with Vodafone 22 September 2008: MusicStation launches in Australia with VodafoneSydney Morning Herald, 22 September 2008: Unlimited music for the price of a coffee 24 September 2008: Omnifone announces partnership with Sony Ericsson to power PlayNow plus, its pre-licensed unlimited downloads service across Walkman mobilesBBC News Beat, 25 September 2008: Walkman phone to take on Nokia 14 November 2008: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Sweden with Telenor 8 January 2009: Omnifone announces partnership with Gracenote to bring unlimited music to multiple device platforms 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 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 customerDaily Telegraph, 16 February 2009: Mobile World Congress: Omnifone to launch unlimited online music download service with ISPs 13 March 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Switzerland with Swisscom 2 April 2009: MusicStation Desktop Edition launches in Hong Kong 23 April 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Singapore with SingtelCrave.com, 23 April 2009: Sony Ericsson announces PlayNow plus in Singapore 9 June 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Austria with Orange 8 September 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in the Netherlands with T-Mobile 14 October 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Hungary with T-MobileHWSW.hu: 14 October 2009: Korlátlan zeneletöltés mobilra – itt a PlayNow plus 19 October 2009: BSkyB launches Sky Songs streaming and downloads service in the UKForrester: 12 October 2009: Sky Songs: First Take 23 October 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Brazil with Vivo 9 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Mexico with Telcel20 March 2010: Seusers.com: Pasos para poner PlayNow plus 20 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Croatia with T-Mobile20 November 2009: Trading Markets: T-Mobile introduces Sony Ericsson PlayNow Plus in Croatia 21 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Singapore with M121 November 2009: OCWorkBench: M1 and Sony Ericsson today announce the launch of Sony Ericsson Yari with PlayNow plus from 21 Nov 8 January 2010: Omnifone extends relationship with Gracenote, allows for cloud-based music solutions in more than 30 countries in 2010Music Week: 8 January 2010: Omnifone and Gracenote extend deal 25 January 2010: Omnifone announces partnership with HP for MusicStation on PCs in 10 countries across Europe 15 February 2010: Omnifone announces MusicStation for AndroidMusic Week: 15 February 2010: MusicStation comes to Android 16 February 2010: Omnifone first to encode its global music catalogue into Dolby Pulse file format for cloud based digital music services in 2010Music Week: 16 February 2010: Dolby and Omnifone launch new format for the cloud 22 December 2010: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in the UK and Ireland 22 January 2011: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in France, Germany, Italy and SpainTech Crunch: 22 January 2011: Sony’s cloud-based Qriocity music service debuts in France, Germany, Italy and Spain 17 February 2011: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in the US, Australia and New ZealandBloomberg: 17 February 2011: Sony Music Streaming Service Debuts in U.S. to Challenge iTunes 25 August 2011: RIM launches BBM Music social music service in beta – powered by Omnifone in the US, Canada and the UK 13 December 2011: rara.com launches across Europe and the USA – powered by Omnifone 14 December 2011: rara.com launches across New Zealand – powered by Omnifone[PC World (New Zealand): 14 December 2011: http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/streaming-music-service-launches-in-nz ]
See also Omnifone Rob Lewis Sony Ericsson PlayNow plus
References
External links 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 For further media coverage highlights please visit: