Universal Music Australia Chooses Play MPE® To Digitally Deliver Pre-release Music
Sydney, Australia, November 4, 2008 – The Shooting Star Picture Company and Universal Music Australia are pleased to announce the migration of all Universal Music digital servicing to PLAY MPE®, Australia's new industry standard for the delivery of promotional content to radio and other media. Universal Music is Australia's largest record label featuring talent including, The Presets, Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, Powderfinger, Vanessa Amorosi, Sam Sparro, U2, Snow Patrol, Guns n Roses and 50 Cent.
Universal joins Warner in exclusively delivering via PLAY MPE®, between them commanding on average around 50% of tracks played on Australian radio. Other labels currently using the system include EMI, Shock, MGM, Liberation, Inertia and many more, creating a “one-stop” destination for media's music needs. Play MPE® allows media to easily preview and download relevant music in CD quality files, transfer tracks to portable music devices such as iPods.
Universal will also be using D-Star Spins, Australia's most accurate and user-friendly service for tracking radio airplay. D-Star Spins is an essential planning tool for music companies to track the success of campaigns in real-time.
“Play MPE® is already in place with our sister companies, so it made sense to continue the association locally. The model allows us to easily upload and instantly release tracks to radio and business partners with efficient results. The use of Dstar spins to track those results completes part of the service for us” commented Martha Pavlakis, Director Radio/TV, Universal Music.
“Our partnership with Universal has been long-standing with our D-Star Digital video delivery solution and we are delighted that the company has joined us on the journey to build Australia's best suite of services to help labels and media outlets better work together in this changing industry landscape,” said Shooting Star Picture Company CEO Peter Skillman. “Play MPE® continues to revolutionise the way promotional materials are delivered and we're proud to offer to media the only system that collects the majority of their promotional content in one place.”
Play MPE® (promotional audio delivery) and D-Star Digital (promotional video delivery) are available now with FREE accounts for media. D-Star welcomes previous users of other services to the D-Star suite for all of their promotional content needs. To sign up for a media account or to find out how either product can assist your business access the media, visit www.dstarmpe.com. D-Star Spins is available now for radio playlist monitoring in all mainland capital cities plus the Gold Coast including all commercial radio, Triple J and selected community stations. For more information on utilising this service, please email Stephen Green at D-Star at stephen@dstarmpe.com.
Warner Australia Chooses Play MPE® to Digitally Distribute Pre-release Music to Media
October 31, 2008 – The Shooting Star Picture Company and Warner Music Australia are pleased to announce a partnership which will see one of Australia's largest record companies migrate to the exclusive use of PLAY MPE® and Spins services, Australia's new industry tools for audio and video delivery and radio monitoring. Both services are marketed exclusively in Australia as part of the D-Star product line.
PLAY MPE® has been testing throughout 2008 and will now provide delivery of Warner's new release content to all media exclusively on this digital platform. The Play MPE® system allows media to easily preview and download relevant music in CD quality files, transfer tracks to portable music devices such as iPods and easily collate usage data on new releases for Warner Music Australia.
D-Star Spins also launches this month, providing Australia's most accurate and user-friendly service for tracking radio airplay for label's catalogues. D-Star Spins is an essential planning tool for music companies such as Warner Music Australia to track the success of campaigns in real-time.
“We are pleased to be extending our existing relationship with Shooting Star and the breadth of services they provide our organisation. Both Play MPE® and Spins are excellent, state of the art services which will provide the important business tools we need to communicate and interact with all our media partners” said Director of Promotions and Publicity for Warner Music Australia - Ben Facey.
“We are delighted that Warner Music Australia is joining us on this journey to provide Australia's industry standard in promo delivery,” said Shooting Star Picture Company CEO Peter Skillman. “Our D-Star business is based on listening to the needs of both media and our label clients and proving the solutions and ever-improving products that are based on understanding both sides of the fence. Our current success proves that our strategy is the right one and we look forward to a long and prosperous future with Warner as well as our other valued clients.”
Play MPE® (promotional audio delivery) and D-Star Digital (promotional video delivery) are available now with FREE accounts for media. D-Star welcomes previous users of other services to the D-Star suite for all of their promotional content needs. To sign up for a media account or to find out how either product can assist your business access the media, visit www.dstarmpe.com.
D-Star Spins is available now for radio playlist monitoring in all mainland capital cities plus the Gold Coast including all commercial radio, Triple J and selected community stations. For more information on utilising this service, please email Stephen Green at D-Star at stephen@dstarmpe.com.
Play MPE® breaks 100 million deliveries and surpasses 100,000 songs
Destiny Media sets the bar for Global Standard
OCTOBER 8, 2008 – Play MPE® from Destiny Media Technologies, the global standard in digital media delivery, is pleased to announce that it has surpassed over 100 million total deliveries to music industry recipients. It has also reached another landmark moment by sending our over 100,000 songs in the Play MPE System.
“The Play MPE® has quickly become the global industry standard for digital delivery,” stated Steve Vestergaard, CEO, Destiny Media Technologies. “There is no other digital delivery solution in the music industry today that has even come close to reaching these kind of numbers. Play MPE® continues to break new ground and set new heights where others don’t even come close. ”
“Reaching these kind of numbers is a new record and further validates that Play MPE® is the only global digital delivery solution,” stated Dean Ernst, VP of MPE Operations. “Content owners from various countries around the world use Play MPE® everyday. Major record companies such as Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, EMI Music Group, Sony BMG and many major independent labels embrace the Play MPE System as their clear delivery choice.”
D-Star launches Play MPE® in Australia
August 12, 2008
After two months of successful trials D-Star today launches the worldwide industry standard in music delivery, PLAY MPE, in the Australian market.
“Our trials have been overwhelmingly positive with takeup of the system well ahead of schedule,” said D-Star CEO Peter Skillman.
“Play MPE is the only system that allows forensic targeting of tracks to radio, the sending of full albums, video previews and promotional material all in one place and our radio users have embraced that with open arms.”
Play MPE has received acclaim from users in all major networks for its ability to provide full HD audio as well as the flexibility of exporting tracks direct to iPod, creating the ultimate in flexibility for Music Directors right around Australia.
The system is currently delivering tracks for EMI, Universal, Warner, MGM, Inertia, Shock, Liberation and a host of other labels ensuring a comprehensive library for radio stations that never expires. With more content and labels joining the system in the coming months, PLAY MPE continues to expand to other media including print, internet and TV.
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Play MPE® usage soars on recent high profile releases
System Activity Approaches 6 Million Including Downloads - 135% Increase Over Same 2007 Period
June 23, 2008
Destiny Media Technologies (DSNY OTCBB) announces record numbers in system activity for its Play MPE® digital delivery system compared to the same period last year. Play MPE® further cements itself as the industry standard for digital delivery and proving to be the only system of choice for broadcasters and record labels.
Play MPE® posted dramatic growth over 2007 and continues to lead the industry with the adoption of digital delivery. Record numbers across the board includes a 135% increase in downloads, streams, burns and exports totaling almost 6 million in activity. Users jumped over 52% to 21,476 installed and tracks in the system exploded to almost 87,000 representing an increase of 80% compared to June 2007.
Signed agreements with both Universal Music Group and EMI Music Group and every other major label including Warner Music Group and SONY BMG using the Play MPE® System, solidify Play MPE® as the only digital delivery system that can provide one central service for all major labels and all releases.
“Play MPE® continues to widen the gap over any other digital delivery system and sets the benchmark in the industry. It is the only system to have releases for all music formats from all the major labels. It has the highest adoptions, installations and activity therefore making it the music industry standard. This amazing growth proves that we are fast approaching critical mass and widespread industry usage towards digital delivery. What a ride it has been for only the first 6 months of this year. Certainly the remaining part of 2008 is expected to hail more successes for Play MPE®,” stated Dean Ernst, VP of MPE Operations." More
D-Star begins trials of Play MPE (TM)
May 15, 2008
The Shooting Star Picture Company's D-STAR division is pleased to announce the start of trials of PLAY MPE(TM), the new generation of B2B music delivery in Australia.
PLAY MPE(TM) is already the #1 digital delivery platform in North America and commences trials this week with content from both major and independent labels from around the country.
“We have had much success in the last few years with our D-STAR Video product and the time was right to launch a new generation product to revolutionise the delivery of audio from Record Labels to their numerous media partners,” said CEO Peter Skillman.
“In a world where around 80% of singles are being bought digitally by the public, it makes no sense to still have CDs floating around Australia Post vans in jiffy bags on their way to media. For the first time, D-STAR's PLAY MPE (TM) provides radio stations with a technologically advanced, simple, reliable and secure platform to obtain music in the formats they require..”
The trial of PLAY MPE (TM) will initially concentrate on radio, with plans to expand to other media later in 2008. The company is currently allocating logins for the system to music programmers around Australia as part of their trial phase of the system. If you would like to learn more, visit www.dstarmpe.com and email your details for the trial to stephen@dstarmpe.com. More
Play MPE™ Launches Player Version 3.5
Featuring The New “Quick-Play Login”
Destiny Media Technologies (DSNY OTCBB) is pleased to announce that the radio and recording industry’s global standard for secure digital distribution of pre-release music to radio, Play MPE® has launched the newest version of its Play MPE® Player software – Version 3.5.
Play MPE® Version 3.5 Player software includes updates for both Mac and PC and has been configured to allow continuous streaming for full albums or bundles. Additionally, the process of obtaining releases from email announcements or via Mediabase 24/7™, has been streamlined to one click. Simply clicking on the track that they want to access, will automatically launch the Play MPE® Player and show the specific release. More
New Play MPE™ Playerless Downloading Enables Instant Library Access From Any Web Browser
Destiny Media (DSNY OTCBB), developer of the radio and recording industry’s global standard for secure digital distribution of pre-release music to radio, Play MPE®, is proud to offer playerless download, which enables its customers the ability to download high quality tracks from any computer web browser.
With the added ability to download without installing software, Play MPE® will provide enhanced flexibility for users as they will be able to access songs wherever they may be when the track becomes available. This easy new feature will provide even more value to record label customers by expanding access to their pre-release music. More