The Play MPE® system is an invitation-only service funded by Record Labels, allowing them to safely and securely deliver their new music to their industry partners for promotional or broadcast use.
The system gives Record Labels the ability to:
- Significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing Pro-CD’s and Promo CD’s, as well as mailing, postage and environmental costs.
- Improve productivity by being able to deliver new tracks instantaneously
- Be certain that their content is received on-time every-time
- Easily track who is listening with a range of live-data online reporting tools
Key features of the system include:
- Full support for the preview streaming or download of music tracks, track bundles, full albums or music videos.
- Portability between the office and home meaning you can access the system at a time and location that suits you.
- Security of content on the system is paramount with all tracks containing a unique digital watermark which survives all analogue and digital replications and ensures content owners can rest easy that each track can be traced back to each registered user and the computer they used.
- A range of export options are available so tracks can be instantly exported in a variety of formats. The system also supports effortless export to CD with it’s in-built CD Burning software, or easily exported to iPods or other portable music players.
- Access to a single and united database of releases from a multitude of sources.
- Tracks are displayed with additional promo material including video previews, bio information, cover art, artist images and other valuable programming and on air tools.
As the content owner you upload your own music using our Encoder software and you choose who you want it sent to, at what time you want it available, and what DRM restrictions you want placed on the content.
The system can be used as widely as you choose. Approved recipients include such industry stakeholders as:
- Radio station libraries, music directors and programmers
- Music journalists
- Print media
- Digital media
- Retail music buyers
- Online & Mobile retail store buyers and programmers
- TV & Film sync and music supervisors