RHAPSODY AND RIGHTSFLOW EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE ROYALTY ACCOUNTING AND PAYMENT SUPPORT
New York, NY, August 31, 2011 – RightsFlow, a leading provider of licensing and royalty services, has now expanded its existing bulk licensing relationship with Rhapsody, the leading on-demand music service, to include royalty accounting and payment support. The new deal involves the execution and fulfillment for royalty accounting and payments to publishers worldwide, and extends the relationship that the two companies entered into in 2010.
Rhapsody’s Senior Director of Music Licensing Adam Parness noted, “We continue to experience substantial growth in engagement, and in turn, are always committed to maximizing the speed by which songwriters and publishers are licensed and paid for the growing consumption of music. RightsFlow provides tremendous flexibility and transparency to us, and in doing so, drives licensing efficiencies and success that allow us to focus on music engagement and discovery.”
Rhapsody offers subscribers unlimited on-demand access to more than 12 million songs, whether they’re listening on an MP3 player or mobile phone (including the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android-powered handsets) PC, or home audio device. Rhapsody subscribers can access their music through more touch-points than any other digital music service. RightsFlow will provide a full range of identification, licensing, reporting and payment support for this broad spectrum of experience.
RightsFlow’s Chief Strategy Officer and CFO Ben Cockerham added, “Rhapsody sets itself apart with its unparalleled understanding of the business issues affecting artists andlicensors, which has served it well in becoming the most popular music service in the United States. We’re thrilled to have such a vibrant, dynamic partner. They’re creating tremendous value for the music industry, and we’re proud to provide essential operational support for licensing, accounting, and paying songwriters and publishers. “
RightsFlow is one of the leading experts in mechanical licensing, simplifying how rights holders getpaid. As new methods of consuming music have emerged the company has quickly become a pioneer in solving the complex issues of copyright compliance with service offerings that are widely being adopted by labels, artists andglobal businesses.
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About Rhapsody
The Rhapsody® digital music service (www.rhapsody.com) gives subscribers unlimited on-demand access to more than 12 million songs. Rhapsody allows subscribers to access their music through more touch-points than any other digital music service, including mobile phones, through Rhapsody applications on the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, Android and Blackberry mobile platforms as well as through devices from Vizio, SanDisk, HP, Sonos and Philips. Rhapsody, and the Rhapsody logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Rhapsody International Inc.
Contact for Rhapsody:
Jaimee Steele
Senior Director, Public Relations
+1-206-707-8715
About RightsFlow
www.rightsflow.com
RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider for artists, record labels, distributors, and online musiccompanies. Our technology powers rapid song identification and provides an unprecedented level of transparency for both licensees and licensors. RightsFlow specializes in obtaining bulk physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited download rights. Our proprietary “FLOW” licensing technology and 30-million song database allow us to serve over 16,000 clients obtaining licenses from publishers and songwriters all over the world – including major, independent and artist controlled works.
RightsFlow also powers:
- Limelight (www.songclearance.com), its online mechanical licensing utility providing the simplest way for musicians, bands, choirs and labels to clear any cover song
- MySpark Copyright (www.mysparkcopyright.com), the right way to register and protect your intellectual property; simplifying copyright registration for content owners and creators.
Clients include YouTube, Rhapsody, Clear Channel, Muzak, The Orchard, INgrooves, Wolfgang’s Vault, Thumbplay, Guvera, Dada Entertainment/Play.ME, Scattertunes, [PIAS], Alliance, Kontor New Media, Beatport, Zebralution, E1 Canada, CD Baby, Disc Makers, Qello, REBEAT, & X5 Music Group.
RightsFlow is a member of AIM, A2IM, ASCAP, Chorus America, DDEX, DiMA, MEIEA, MENC, NAB, NAMM, and NARM.
RightsFlow is headquartered in NYC and has offices in San Francisco and Atlanta.
Contact for RightsFlow:
Michael Kauffman / SVP of Sales & Marketing
+1-646-461-6397
michael.kauffman@rightsflow.com
RightsFlow
Limelight
MySpark Copyright
