PLAY MPE® AND AIR ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Sydney, Australia. April 27, 2009.
The Shooting Star Picture Company's D-Star is pleased to announce a partnership with the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) to provide media distribution services for Australia's 300+ indie record companies through the Play MPE® music delivery software.
The deal sees the industry body enable all its members join major independents Shock, Inertia, Remote Control, Liberation, Shogun and many more who are all using the system to service pre-release music to the media. With major labels Universal, EMI and Warner also utilising the system, Play MPE® has firmly become the industry standard for promotional music delivery in Australia.
“D-Star is a pioneer in delivering promotional material to media in a direct, targeted and cost-effective way and that's exactly what our members need,” said AIR CEO Stuart Watters. “Our arrangement with D-Star opens up the Play MPE® platform so that every label from a one-artist operation to our larger members all have the ability to access the same media servicing techniques as the major multinationals and that can only be a good thing for the sector.”
“We recognise that the independent sector is the fastest growing area of the modern music industry,” said Shooting Star Picture Company CEO Peter Skillman. “Not only that but its the side of the industry which nurtures innovation and that's the spirit that D-Star embodies. Levelling the playing field and ensuring that good music is heard regardless of its label is a huge priority for us and we're proud to be partnering with AIR to ensure that goal is realised.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON D-STAR'S PLAY MPE® SYSTEM, PLEASE VISIT www.dstarmpe.com. IF YOU ARE AN INDIE LABEL OR ARTIST AND WANT TO SEND YOUR MUSIC TO THE MEDIA USING PLAY MPE®, PLEASE CONTACT NICK O’BYRNE AT AIR on (03) 8554 4330 or nick@air.org.au
EMI and Shock Choose Play MPE® to Distribute Music Digitally to Media
Sydney, Australia. January 15, 2009. The Shooting Star Picture Company's D-Star division has welcomed in 2009 with the announcement that EMI Music and Shock Entertainment Group have joined Universal Music Australia and Warner Music Australia in utilising Play MPE® as the system of choice for the distribution of promotional music to radio and other media.
The agreement gives media a single destination for almost all of their promotional music needs, allowing record companies to securely send singles, albums and other promotional assets digitally in CD quality without cumbersome DRM to close to 1000 registered Australian media users.
“With this announcement, the Australian music industry's choice is final. Play MPE® is the new industry standard in Australia for the delivery of promotional music, joining its market leader position in other parts of the world,” said Peter Skillman, Shooting Star Picture Company CEO. “With this is a commitment from us to continue to provide the best user experience possible for media. D-Star is about ensuring we listen to both our media partners and our clients and we will continue to evolve throughout 2009 with a number of exciting innovations.”
“We are excited to be expanding our relationship with the team at D-Star. D-Star digital has been an integral part of our promotional campaigns for video for many years and now with Play MPE® for audio delivery, we have a suite of services that will continue to improve our services to media. Radio have consistently praised the system throughout the trials last year and we're glad to be able to utilise this worlds-best-practice technology,” said Darryl Bailey, Director of Promotions for EMI Music Australia.
“Shock has been excited to be involved with Play MPE® and watch it's growth within the Australian media market.” said Shock's Director of Marketing & Media Scot Crawford, “It has provided us with new distribution options and reporting opportunities for our music that previously were inaccessible for a lot of our core promotional needs. It has been great working with this team to develop a system that not only caters to our needs, but the needs of our partners. A big pat on the back to all of us!”
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.
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.