Nokia launches new digital music store in Ireland

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Dublin, Ireland - Nokia Ireland is delighted to announce the arrival
of the Nokia Music Store 

http://www.music.nokia.ie in Ireland -
offering access to millions of tracks, from global hits to local
artists and giving consumers the real freedom to enjoy music at their
fingertips, 24/7.

"As the world's largest manufacturer of digital music players,
millions of consumers from around the world can enjoy our music
experiences," said Mr Alan O'Hara, General Manager of Nokia Ireland.
"We're dedicated to delivering the best music experience, based on
products and services that offer consumers choice, relevance, and
ease of use. We also want to be more locally relevant than any other
digital music store in Ireland. "

Nokia is the first mobile phone manufacturer of its kind to offer a
world leading, differentiated music experience to people. Through the
Nokia Music Store, over 2.5 million of tracks from major artists,
independent labels and Irish musicians can be discovered and
purchased using either a PC or a mobile device. The music collection
can then simply be synchronised between the PC and mobile using
Windows Media Player. Everything works with one simple user
interface, giving consumers the opportunity to connect to the music.

The Nokia Music Store will continue to expand the catalogue adding
new content with a particular emphasis on Irish artists. Nokia aims
to include more Irish content from up-and-coming and established
Irish artists than any other digital music store available in
Ireland. Acts like The Coronas, Cathy Davey and Glen Hansard are all
currently available and this is set to expand over the coming months.
The recommender will also feature some of the best of Irish available
on the site.

Consumers can purchase tracks individually via a Nokia device, such
as the Nokia N95 or a desktop computer.  Consumers can also stream an
unlimited number of full length tracks to a PC. Individual tracks
will cost EUR 1.00, albums from EUR 10.00 and a monthly subscription
for PC streaming will cost EUR 10.00. Other highlights of the site
include the ability to listen to a 30 second clip from any track on
the site.

Nokia is celebrating the launch by giving away 24,000 free music
vouchers for the store at NokiaFreeMusic.ie - each worth from EUR 1
to EUR 10.  Everyone who claims a voucher at NokiaFreeMusic.ie is
also entered to win a Nokia N95 8GB device, Bluetooth speakers, plus
one year of unlimited streaming music from the Nokia Music Store.
Nokia Music Store will also offer a free track of the week every
week. To celebrate the launch, a Tom Baxter exclusive track will be
made available to all consumers for a limited period only.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.

Media Enquiries:

Slattery Communications
Colm Ó Riagáin or Justine Luykx
Tel. [phone]
Mobile [phone] (COR) / [phone] (JL)
Email: [e-mail] / [e-mail]

Nokia
Communications
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

www.nokia.com


 
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