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Cannes, France (Midem) - January 23, 2010 -–24-7 Entertainment, Europe’s leading B2B digital distribution provider announced a significant increase in their overall download volume in 2009. The company served a total of 150 million music tracks; an increase of 32% up from 2008, across 45 music download shops which they power on behalf of clients in 16 countries. The highest monthly volume was generated in December with a total of 22 million tracks and at peak times, up to 200K downloads were delivered per hour.

A significant part of 24-7’s overall volume was generated by subscription services such as TDC Play. However, its pay-per-download volume also increased with a 40% jump compared to the same period last year.

For more details, see the complete press release attached.

TDC PLAY, the ground-breaking digital music service made history 1 ½ years ago when TDC became the first telco worldwide to offer unlimited music downloads at no additional cost to their mobile and online subscribers - now, they have further augmented their service to include unlimited music streaming.

“This was a natural progression in response to the latest market developments and growing consumer demand for streaming services”, said Frank Taubert, CEO & Co-Founder, 24-7 Entertainment. “We are pleased that TDC enhanced their attractive offer with our streaming component and once again, at no additional cost to the subscriber. This exciting development has further cemented TDC PLAY’s role as a pioneer in the digital music landscape”.

For more info see the Musik Woche and MusicAlly articles and the complete press release attached below.

Digital Moves 2009 once again proved to be a great success with an elite group of industry executives coming together to share ideas and discuss the issues most relevant today. Tim Green, Executive Editor of Mobile Entertainment moderated the event.

Speakers Pictured from left to right: Francis Keeling, VP Digital, Universal
Music Group International,  Mikael Jensen, Head of TDC Musik / TDC PLAY / YouSee PLAY,  Krzysztof Kuik Head of Unit, European Commission DG Competition - Antitrust Media Unit, Frank Taubert, CEO and Co-Founder, 24-7 Entertainment., Dr. Stefan Ventroni, Partner at PSVF Law Firm,  Soichiro (So) Saida, Senior Director, Business Development & Strategy, Sony Media Software And Services, Europe,  
Carl Nielsen, CTO and Co-Founder, 24-7 Entertainment