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New Media Deals Summary
Arnounced deals as at 22 May 2000
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1. Musicmaker.com - A limited, exclugve licence agreement
wth musacmaker for custom compilation CDs. Custome6
accessing the musicmaker.com website can select tracks {rom
different artisE and create their c rr'n custom compilations, which
are manufactured in CD format and shipped to the customer
As previously announced, EMI holds an equity interest in
musicmaker.com.
2. Sanity.com. - A limited, exclusrve strategic agreement
with sanity in connection with Sanitys online music business.
Sanity.com, the ercmmerce operation of Sanity N/usic, Australias
largest music retailei will use its brand to build an ecommerce
internet site and establish sanitycom as a free lnternet Service
Provider (lSP). As previously announced, EMI holds an equity
interest in Sanity.
3. Listen.com - An in€stment in Listen.com. Listen.com is
the internets comprehensi!'e directory of dor,unloadable music.
Listen.coms internet music download directory helps users find
music on the net that has been digitised through various
technologies including Liquid Audio.
4. Radiowave.com - A non€xclusive agreement with
Radiowave.com to produce branded, internet{nly, radio
channels. RadioWave.com creates customised interactive radio
channels that provide a stream of music. artin biographies and
discographies. The branded channels contain links through
whah an online consumer can purchase CD' Blue Note Radio
has already been created by Radiowave and EM|S jaz label,
Blue I'lote Records. As prer ously announced, EMI holds an equity
interest in Radiowave.
5. LAUNCH Media - A non-exclusive agreement with LAUNCH
to stream promotional music videos from the launch.com web6ite.
LAUNCH is an internet music portal wth over 2 million registered
members. The videos are free and available on demand to
IAUNCHS users. As previously announced, EMI holds an equity
interest in LAUNCH.
6. Entertainment Boulevard^/idnet - A non-exclusive
agreement wlth Entertainment BoulEr'ard (also kno,,un as Vidnet)
to stream promotional music vifus from the vidnet,com web'site.
Vidnet is an internet music portal. The videos are free and available
on demand to Vidnets users. As previously announced, EMI holds
an equity interest in Vrdnet.
7. DiscoverMusic.com - A non€xclusive agreement with
DiscoverMusic.com to stream 30-second samples (6Gsecond in
the case of instrumentallaz and classical samples) of EMI artins'
music to music retailers through the internet. As previously
announced, EMI holds an equrty interest in DiscoverMusic.
8. Net4Music.com - A non€xclusive arrangement puEuant
to \ /hich EMI supplies advrce to Net4Music in connection wth
Net4Musicb online musc business, and permits Net4Music
to digitis€ and distribute electronic sheet music embodying
compositions from EMI Music Publishings catalogue.
2. Microsoft - A nonexclusive agreement wth Microsoft under
which Microsoft has given EMI credits to encode up to 5,000
music videos in Wrndows Media format. Encoded videos will
reside on EM|S primary websites and will be made available
by EMI to its licensees.
3. Preview Systems - A non-exclusive strategic agreement with
Preview, under which EMI will endone Previq,v as its preferred
technology provider for the secure electronic delrvery of music.
heview Systemg technology enables secure containerisatjon and
distribution of digital files and integration of etransactions into
retail environments. As previously announced, EMI holds an equity
interest in Preview
4. SuperTracks - A non-€xclusive strategic agreement with
SuperTrack under which EMI will endoEe SuperTracK as its
preferred provider of solutions for the secure digital distribution
oi music (DDM). SuperTracks was the frrst licensee of Preview5
Ziplock DDM technology for secure digital delvery and transaction
handling of music. As previously announced, EMI holds an equity
intercst in SuperTrack.
Other new media
1. IMC Promotion - An agreement with Urocket and SuperTraclc
for a joint limited do,,/nload promotion an support of NECS Home
Music Studio rc and SuperTracks' lnternet Music Card (lMC).
Virgin Records has made available selected recordings for secure
digital download over the internet. Consume6 are able to use
the IMC to purchae and do\r/nload these recordings.
2. BT Cellnet - An exclueve deal betvveen EMI and BT Cellnets
Genie lnternet Partne6 to deliver the latest nerl6 from the wodd
of pop music drrect to the UKS 20 million mobile phone users.
Customers can access the Genie lnternet portal where they will be
able to get exclusive ns/6 headlines on EMI artists delivered direct
to their rnobile phone from the internet via free SMS text
messages.
3. On-Line Entertainment Network (OEN) - A non€xclusi\e
strategic agreement with OEN to promote OEN! ondemand.
pay-to-use online programming seMces. As previously announced,
EMI holds an equity interest in OEN and in the parent company
to OEN, GlobalNet S)6tems, Ltd.
4. Digital On-Demand (DOD) - A non-exclusve agreement
with DOD to manufacture and sell albums through DOD3 in-store
kio6ks. DOD distributes digital content over high-speed proprietary
net\ ork through iB interactive kiosk. vvhich are located at retail
locations. lnteractive previsr/ stations alloir/ customeB to find,
previs/u and select albums to purchase. Once selected, the content
is burned onsite to a CD. the original packaging including corer
art and album notes is also produced onsite at a high quality level.
DOD recently merged with Alliance Entenainment Corp. As
previously announced, EMI holds an equity inter6t in the postmerger
entity.
Encryption and other secure technology
1. Liquid Audio - A non€xdusive agreement wth Lrquid Audio
to create digitally encoded copies of EMI audio product for digatal
delivery Liquid Audio is a provider of internet services and
software for the secure delivery of digital content. As previously
announced. EMI holds an equity interest in Liquid Audio.