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Music bundle on Nokia devices to include SONY BMG content
 
London, United Kingdom / Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT has officially joined Nokia Comes With
Music, a revolutionary way for people to discover and enjoy music
with their Nokia device.
 
"As one of the leading major music companies in the world, our
collaboration with SONY BMG means we can offer a huge range of
fantastic music from both international and local artists via Comes
With Music," said Tero Ojanperä, executive vice president and head of
the Nokia Entertainment and Communities business. "It's great to have
them on board as we move forward with bringing our unlimited music
bundle to the market."
 
Mr. Ojanpera continued:  "Nokia Comes With Music is an innovation
that not only helps people discover and enjoy music, but also expand
the overall business and revenue for the benefit of artists, labels
and other rights holders."
 
"This initiative represents a critical new way of gaining access to
music, through which fans will be able to explore SONY BMG's vast
catalog of recordings for an entire year," commented Thomas Hesse,
President, Global Digital Business & U.S. Sales, SONY BMG MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT.  "We think this business model will encourage users to
sample a wide range of material, expand their musical tastes, and
listen to more music than ever before. In the process, we think it
will provide new opportunities to artists from every genre of music,
and increase demand for music overall."
 
People who buy a Nokia Comes With Music device will have a year of
access to the SONY BMG rich catalog of music. Consumers will be able
to download tracks to both their mobile device and computer through
the Nokia Music Store during the first twelve months that they own
their Nokia device.
 
At the end of the one year period, they can keep their downloaded
tracks and, should they purchase a new compatible device or computer,
they can transfer their downloaded material by substituting their new
device or computer for the original devices.  As a result, music fans
who participate in the Comes With Music experience will be able to
keep their downloads on their device and/or computer for the rest of
their lives.
 
Consumers will have a number of attractive options for continuing to
get new music after the Nokia Comes With Music subscription is over:
they will be able to continue to purchase additional tracks from the
Nokia Music Store, or move on to a Nokia "unlimited access"
subscription service to enjoy new releases and catalog tracks not
downloaded during the initial year.
 
Comes With Music is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on
a range of Nokia devices in selected markets.
 
About Nokia Comes With Music
Nokia Comes With Music enables people to buy a Nokia device with a
year of unlimited access to tracks from a range of great artists -
past, present and future. Once the year is complete, customers can
keep all their music without having to worry about it disappearing
when their subscription is over. Universal Music Group International
and SONY BMG ENTERTAINMENT are part of the launch and Nokia is in
discussion with many other international labels.
 
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries.
Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with
experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games
and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.
 
About SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture
with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both
local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog
that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY
BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50%
owned by Sony Corporation of America.
 
Media Enquiries:
 
Nokia
Communications
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
 
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John McKay
Tel. +1 212 833 5520
Email: [e-mail]
 
www.nokia.com


 
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