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Yangaroo launches new service offering digital delivery of music to independent community
DMDSDirect To Be Offered by Indie911, I2R, Indie Pool, and The MCMA TORONTO, March 25 /CNW/ - (TS...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nDMDSDirect To Be Offered by Indie911, I2R, Indie Pool, and The MCMA\n\n\nTORONTO, March 25 /CNW/ - (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the industry's\nleading secure digital media distribution company, has announced the launch of\nDMDSDirect, a new service that allows the independent North American music\ncommunity greater access to digital delivery of music. The service will\ninitially be available to member artists and labels of independent aggregators\nIndie911, I2R, Indie Pool, and The Manitoba Country Music Association (MCMA)\nlocated in both the United States and Canada.\n\n\nDMDSDirect allows the independent aggregators and their tens of thousands\nof member artists and labels to digitally distribute their radio singles and\npromotional materials in the same manner utilized by major labels. DMDSDirect\nusers will be able to choose a package of key stations in a given radio format\nor genre, pay by credit card, and have their music distributed both quickly\nand digitally to radio stations throughout the United States and Canada.\n\n\n"As the independent community continues to grow and become a force to be\nreckoned with in the music industry, we expect to be a major part of that\ngrowth," said John Heaven, President and CEO of YANGAROO Inc. "Artists such as\nMadonna, Radiohead, and Nine Inch Nails are now members of the Indie\ncommunity, and as the major labels continue to downsize, more and more will be\njoining and we're excited to be able to bring DMDS to this wider market\nthrough DMDSDirect."\n\n\nYANGAROO reports that the number of deliveries made by US record labels\nvia its Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) increased by 266% over 2006,\nto 1.3 million in 2007.\n\n\nAbout YANGAROO:\n\n\nYANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is a leading\nsecure B2B digital delivery solution for the music and advertising industries.\nDMDS is a web-based delivery system that pioneers secure digital file\ndistribution by incorporating biometrics, high-value encryption and\nwatermarking. DMDS replaces the physical distribution of musical recordings\nand advertising to radio, media, retailers and other authorized recipients\nwith more accountable, effective and far less costly digital delivery of\nbroadcast quality media via the Internet.\n\n\nYANGAROO's DMDS has made over five million del...