mpGreek Secures EMI Repertoire to Offer Music Downloads in Greece and Cyprus
mpGreek, the global leader in Greek digital music services, today announced that it has signed a deal with EMI Music Greece to sell digital downloads in Greece and Cyprus. mpGreek is the first digital download shop in Greece, and the first ever download site to sell purely Greek music.
Under this new agreement, mpGreek will enable subscribers in Greece to purchase and download thousands of tracks from EMI's extensive digital catalog of titles from its Greek and International repertoire. The new agreement will greatly expand the amount of music available for downloading through mpGreek. With the addition of the EMI catalog, online users now have the convenience to chose from more than 50,000 tracks through mpGreek, as well as unlimited access to the world's largest Greek library of digital music.
EMI Music Greece is home to top musical artists including George Dalaras, Sakis Rouvas, Yannis Parios, Yannis Kotsiras, Peggy Zina, Giannis Ploutarhos, Pashalis Terzis, Haris Alexiou, Raining Pleasure and many more. EMI Music Greece also owns the repertoire for Minos, Capitol Records and Virgin Records.
"Since launching mpGreek last February, we have been dedicated to offering our users a superior online music experience that gives them unlimited access to the music they love," said George Kontos, Director and Co-founder of mpGreek. "Today's agreement with EMI builds on that principle, giving mpGreek users the freedom to enjoy an even wider selection of music. In the coming months, we will continue to add music to the service and offer users more choice in how, when and where they listen."
Mrs. Margarita Matsa, Managing Director, EMI Music Greece commented: "It's our goal to deliver our music in more ways to more fans. This deal with mpGreek will offer consumers high-quality, legitimate music downloads from EMI Music Greece's current releases and rich catalogue."
About Greased Networks, Inc.
Greased Networks is a leading technology firm at the forefront of Greek music downloads. The company revolutionized online Greek music delivery with the creation of its advanced full service download service - mpGreek. Greased Networks, Inc. owns 100% of the mpGreek Service. mpGreek is focused on the distribution of content from Greece and was established to serve the increasing demand for music, music videos, and ring tones for Greeks on the internet.
Founded in August 2003, Greased Networks Inc manages the software and systems that cover all aspects of music content aggregation and delivery, including content acquisition, media storage, secure delivery, digital rights management and customer billing, to ensure that all rights holders are fairly compensated for their work.
About EMI
EMI is the world's largest independent music company, operating directly in 50 countries with licensing agreements in a further 20, and representing more than 1,000 artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. EMI's roster of artists includes major selling local artists in Greece such as George Dalaras, Sakis Rouvas and Yannis Parios, as well as internationally successful acts including Coldplay, Gorillaz, Norah Jones, Joss Stone and Robbie Williams.
http://www.mpGreek.com
Greased Networks, Inc.
mpGreek PR Dept.
+1. 800.460.5935
e-mail protected from spam bots
http://www.emigroup.com
For enquiries regarding EMI, contact:
Dylan Jones +44 207 795 7335
mpGreek Secures EMI Repertoire to Offer Music Downloads in Greece and Cyprus