MusicStation

MusicStation
Launch date	14 June 2007
Discontinued	2011
Platform(s)	Mobile, web, PC, Blu-ray players, PS3 games console, PSP portable games console, home cinema systems, Walkman digital audio players, S1 and S2 tablets, in-home, in-car
Availability	US; Canada; UK; Ireland; Australia; New Zealand; France; Germany; Italy; Spain; Austria; Belgium; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Finland; Switzerland; Croatia; Hungary; Singapore; Hong Kong; Taiwan; South Africa; Brazil; Mexico
Website	www.omnifone.com

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 partners^[1] including rara.com,^[2] RIM,^[3] Sony,^[4] Sony Ericsson,^[5] HP,^[6] BSkyB,^[7] Vodafone,^[8] Telenor,^[9] Hutchison Telecom^[10] and Vodacom.^[11]

Services

In February 2009 Omnifone introduced MusicStation Next Generation,^[12] a white label unlimited music audio and video download and streaming solution for 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^[13] 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.^[14]

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.^[15]

History

14 January 2003: British Entrepreneurs Rob Lewis, Phil Sant and Mark Knight form Omnifone
12 February 2007: Omnifone announces MusicStation^[16]
14 June 2007: MusicStation goes live with its first rollout in Sweden with Telenor^[17]
22 October 2007: MusicStation launches in Hong Kong with 3^[18]
1 November 2007: MusicStation launches in South Africa with Vodacom^[19]
1 November 2007: MusicStation launches in the UK with Vodafone^[20]
12 February 2008: Omnifone launches MusicStation Max, a pre-licensed unlimited music phone development programme with LG signed up as a handset manufacturer^[21]
15 September 2008: MusicStation launches in New Zealand with Vodafone^[22]
22 September 2008: MusicStation launches in Australia with Vodafone^[23]
24 September 2008: Omnifone announces partnership with Sony Ericsson to power PlayNow plus, its pre-licensed unlimited downloads service across Walkman mobiles^[24]
14 November 2008: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Sweden with Telenor^[25]
8 January 2009: Omnifone announces partnership with Gracenote to bring unlimited music to multiple device platforms^[26]
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^[27]
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 customer^[28]
13 March 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Switzerland with Swisscom^[29]
2 April 2009: MusicStation Desktop Edition launches in Hong Kong^[13]
23 April 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Singapore with Singtel^[30]
9 June 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Austria with Orange^[31]
8 September 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in the Netherlands with T-Mobile^[32]
14 October 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Hungary with T-Mobile^[33]
19 October 2009: BSkyB launches Sky Songs streaming and downloads service in the UK^[34]
23 October 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Brazil with Vivo^[35]
9 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Mexico with Telcel^[36]
20 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Croatia with T-Mobile^[37]
21 November 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Singapore with M1^[38]
8 January 2010: Omnifone extends relationship with Gracenote, allows for cloud-based music solutions in more than 30 countries in 2010^[39]
25 January 2010: Omnifone announces partnership with HP for MusicStation on PCs in 10 countries across Europe^[6]
15 February 2010: Omnifone announces MusicStation for Android^[40]
16 February 2010: Omnifone first to encode its global music catalogue into Dolby Pulse file format for cloud based digital music services in 2010^[41]
22 December 2010: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in the UK and Ireland^[4]
22 January 2011: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in France, Germany, Italy and Spain^[42]
17 February 2011: Sony launches Q Music Unlimited cloud music service powered by Omnifone in the US, Australia and New Zealand^[43]
25 August 2011: RIM launches BBM Music social music service in beta – powered by Omnifone in the US, Canada and the UK^[44]
13 December 2011: rara.com launches across Europe and the USA – powered by Omnifone^[2]
14 December 2011: rara.com launches across New Zealand – powered by Omnifone^[45]

References

^ Screen Digest: February 2009: Omnifone unveils MusicStation Next Generation
^ ^a ^b [BBC News: 13 December 2011: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16168384]
^ Paid Content: 25 August 2011: RIM Breaks Social Ground With Its New BBM Music Service,
^ ^a ^b Engadget: 22 December 2010: Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service ready to stream tunes to PS3s and Bravia TVs in the UK
^ Screen Digest: 24 September 2008: Sony Ericsson steals Nokia's thunder with music service
^ ^a ^b The Guardian: 25 January 2010: HP deal strengthens Omnifone's position in digital music battle
^ Business Week: 24 January 2010: Hewlett-Packard Computers in Europe Gain Omnifone Music Service
^ "Vodafone reveals its answer to iPhone". Financial Times. 11 September 2007.
^ Financial Times: 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone
^ Record of the Day: 2 April 2009: Omnifone brings unlimited music downloads to PC and Mobile with MusicStation Desktop Edition Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Business Day: 31 October 2007: Vodacom to boost data revenue with music download service
^ Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2009: Omnifone to launch unlimited online music download service with ISPs
^ ^a ^b "Billboard, 2 April 2009: Hong Kong First To Get New Omnifone Unlimited Service". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Billboard, 1 November 2007: Nokia, Vodafone Launch UK Mobile Music Services". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
^ "Billboard, 9 June 2008: MusicStation Claims U.K. Market-Leader Status". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ Financial Times, 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone
^ BBC.co.uk, 14 June 2007: Sound start to music on mobiles
^ TMC.net, 31 October 2007: Omnifone Launches MusicStation with 3 Hong Kong
^ Bizcommunity.com, 1 November 2007: Vodacom launches music downloads service
^ "Mobile Choice, 2 November 2007: Vodafone offers unlimited music downloads". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ Daily Telegraph, 12 February 2008: Free mobile music download service launched
^ "Vodafone's unlimited music plan". The Dominion Post. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
^ Sydney Morning Herald, 22 September 2008: Unlimited music for the price of a coffee
^ BBC News Beat, 25 September 2008: Walkman phone to take on Nokia
^ "Easybourse, 13 November 2008: Sony Ericsson's PlayNow Plus Music Service Opens Friday In Sweden". Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Billboard, 8 January 2009: Omnifone, Gracenote Partner On Integrated Unlimited Music". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "CNET, 8 January 2009: Gracenote puts a star in your car". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2009: Mobile World Congress: Omnifone to launch unlimited online music download service with ISPs
^ "Trading Markets, 13 March 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Switzerland". Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ Crave.com, 23 April 2009: Sony Ericsson announces PlayNow plus in Singapore
^ "Billboard, 9 June 2009: Austria Gets Unlimited Sony Ericsson Service". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Engadget: 11 September 2009: T-Mobile, Sony Ericsson bring PlayNow Plus to Netherlands". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
^ HWSW.hu: 14 October 2009: Korlátlan zeneletöltés mobilra – itt a PlayNow plus
^ Forrester: 12 October 2009: Sky Songs: First Take Archived 15 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "12 December 2009: Aliado Digital: Brasil: Sony Ericsson lanza PlayNow Plus". Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
^ 20 March 2010: Seusers.com: Pasos para poner PlayNow plus
^ 20 November 2009: Trading Markets: T-Mobile introduces Sony Ericsson PlayNow Plus in Croatia^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 21 November 2009: OCWorkBench: M1 and Sony Ericsson today announce the launch of Sony Ericsson Yari with PlayNow plus from 21 Nov
^ Music Week: 8 January 2010: Omnifone and Gracenote extend deal
^ Music Week: 15 February 2010: MusicStation comes to Android
^ Music Week: 16 February 2010: Dolby and Omnifone launch new format for the cloud
^ Tech Crunch: 22 January 2011: Sony’s cloud-based Qriocity music service debuts in France, Germany, Italy and Spain
^ Bloomberg: 17 February 2011: Sony Music Streaming Service Debuts in U.S. to Challenge iTunes
^ "Wired: 25 August 2011: BlackBerry Messenger adds streaming music service". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
^ [PC World (New Zealand): 14 December 2011: http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/streaming-music-service-launches-in-nz Archived 21 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine]

External links

[1] Screen Digest: February 2009: Omnifone unveils MusicStation Next Generation

[bbc.co.uk-2] [BBC News: 13 December 2011: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16168384]

[3] Paid Content: 25 August 2011: RIM Breaks Social Ground With Its New BBM Music Service,

[engadget.com-4] Engadget: 22 December 2010: Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service ready to stream tunes to PS3s and Bravia TVs in the UK

[5] Screen Digest: 24 September 2008: Sony Ericsson steals Nokia's thunder with music service

[guardian.co.uk-6] The Guardian: 25 January 2010: HP deal strengthens Omnifone's position in digital music battle

[7] Business Week: 24 January 2010: Hewlett-Packard Computers in Europe Gain Omnifone Music Service

[8] "Vodafone reveals its answer to iPhone". Financial Times. 11 September 2007.

[9] Financial Times: 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone

[10] Record of the Day: 2 April 2009: Omnifone brings unlimited music downloads to PC and Mobile with MusicStation Desktop Edition Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[11] Business Day: 31 October 2007: Vodacom to boost data revenue with music download service

[12] Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2009: Omnifone to launch unlimited online music download service with ISPs

[billboard.biz-13] "Billboard, 2 April 2009: Hong Kong First To Get New Omnifone Unlimited Service". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[14] "Billboard, 1 November 2007: Nokia, Vodafone Launch UK Mobile Music Services". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2009.

[15] "Billboard, 9 June 2008: MusicStation Claims U.K. Market-Leader Status". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[16] Financial Times, 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone

[17] BBC.co.uk, 14 June 2007: Sound start to music on mobiles

[18] TMC.net, 31 October 2007: Omnifone Launches MusicStation with 3 Hong Kong

[19] Bizcommunity.com, 1 November 2007: Vodacom launches music downloads service

[20] "Mobile Choice, 2 November 2007: Vodafone offers unlimited music downloads". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[telegraph.co.uk-21] Daily Telegraph, 12 February 2008: Free mobile music download service launched

[Stuff.co.nz_623461-22] "Vodafone's unlimited music plan". The Dominion Post. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2011.

[23] Sydney Morning Herald, 22 September 2008: Unlimited music for the price of a coffee

[24] BBC News Beat, 25 September 2008: Walkman phone to take on Nokia

[25] "Easybourse, 13 November 2008: Sony Ericsson's PlayNow Plus Music Service Opens Friday In Sweden". Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[26] "Billboard, 8 January 2009: Omnifone, Gracenote Partner On Integrated Unlimited Music". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[27] "CNET, 8 January 2009: Gracenote puts a star in your car". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[28] Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2009: Mobile World Congress: Omnifone to launch unlimited online music download service with ISPs

[29] "Trading Markets, 13 March 2009: Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow plus in Switzerland". Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[30] Crave.com, 23 April 2009: Sony Ericsson announces PlayNow plus in Singapore

[31] "Billboard, 9 June 2009: Austria Gets Unlimited Sony Ericsson Service". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[32] "Engadget: 11 September 2009: T-Mobile, Sony Ericsson bring PlayNow Plus to Netherlands". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.

[33] HWSW.hu: 14 October 2009: Korlátlan zeneletöltés mobilra – itt a PlayNow plus

[34] Forrester: 12 October 2009: Sky Songs: First Take Archived 15 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[35] "12 December 2009: Aliado Digital: Brasil: Sony Ericsson lanza PlayNow Plus". Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.

[36] 20 March 2010: Seusers.com: Pasos para poner PlayNow plus

[37] 20 November 2009: Trading Markets: T-Mobile introduces Sony Ericsson PlayNow Plus in Croatia^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[38] 21 November 2009: OCWorkBench: M1 and Sony Ericsson today announce the launch of Sony Ericsson Yari with PlayNow plus from 21 Nov

[39] Music Week: 8 January 2010: Omnifone and Gracenote extend deal

[40] Music Week: 15 February 2010: MusicStation comes to Android

[41] Music Week: 16 February 2010: Dolby and Omnifone launch new format for the cloud

[42] Tech Crunch: 22 January 2011: Sony’s cloud-based Qriocity music service debuts in France, Germany, Italy and Spain

[43] Bloomberg: 17 February 2011: Sony Music Streaming Service Debuts in U.S. to Challenge iTunes

[44] "Wired: 25 August 2011: BlackBerry Messenger adds streaming music service". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[45] [PC World (New Zealand): 14 December 2011: http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/streaming-music-service-launches-in-nz Archived 21 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine]

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