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RCA Records chooses YANGAROO's DMDS to deliver American Idol winner to radio across North America
TORONTO, May 22 /CNW/ - YANGAROO Inc. (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF), the industry's leading secure d...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, May 22 /CNW/ - YANGAROO Inc. (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF), the\nindustry's leading secure digital media distribution company, today announced\nthat RCA Music Group selected YANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution\nSystem (DMDS) to deliver the winning song from the new American Idol, David\nCook, to radio across North America. Over 30 million viewers tuned in to see\nthe American Idol season finale and over 97.5 million votes were cast with\nDavid Cook winning by over 12 million votes.\n\n\nThe 2008 American Idol winner David Cook's song "The Time of My Life" was\navailable for immediate download and airplay via YANGAROO'S DMDS on Thursday,\nMay 22, 2008, at 1 AM ET following the show's airing in Hawaii.\n\n\nYANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is an easy\nto use, web-based system that requires no expensive software or hardware. DMDS\ndelivers music simultaneously to all intended destinations and is available\n24/7. Its advanced technology allows record labels and broadcasters to control\nthe delivery, receipt, and use of their music.\n\n\n"RCA Music Group looked to DMDS to instantly deliver the eagerly\nanticipated American Idol winner to radio," said Adrian Moreira, VP Adult\nFormat Promotion, RCA Music Group. "David Cook is a star, and the fact that we\ncan securely distribute his music internally to our own staff, our sister\ncompany in Canada, and externally to our radio and press outlets at the moment\nthe new Idol was chosen, demonstrates that DMDS is a trusted and effective\npartner for us when it comes to digital media distribution".\n\n\n"We are excited that RCA Music Group chose DMDS for this extremely high\nprofile and highly anticipated release," said Garry Wallace, EVP Sales and\nMarketing, YANGAROO Inc. "The ability to make a release available at the same\ntime to any number of radio stations and in any number of formats is something\nthat could never have been done before."\n\n\nAbout RCA Music Group:\n\n\nRCA Music Group operates RCA Records, one of the top pop music labels in\nthe U.S. It boasts an artist roster that includes the likes of Christina\nAguilera, Dave Matthews Band, The Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne,\nThe Strokes, and Velvet Revolver. The label produces CDs for its artists and\ndistributes ...