24 Jun 2014 07:00
24 June 2014
7digital Group plc
("7digital" or the "Company")
7digital to power music streaming for ROK Mobile
7digital (AIM:7DIG), the digital music and radio services company, is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with ROK Mobile ("ROK"), a contract-free mobile phone operator due to launch in the US on 4 July. ROK's service will offer unlimited talk, text and data with free music streaming in conjunction with carriers T-Mobile and Sprint. An international roll-out in various countries is planned to follow the US launch.
The 7digital platform will be used by ROK to power its music streaming service which will give its customers access to on-demand music and personalised radio, optimised for mobile. 7digital's APIs and infrastructure will handle many key components of the service, including content management, music file serving and royalty reporting.
The ROK music service will allow users to stream millions of songs on demand, create personalized radio stations and filter them based on mood, era and other dynamic filters. The service will also include smart features designed to function across 2.5G, 3G, 4G, LTE and Wi-Fi networks.
ROK was co-founded by US businessman John Paul DeJoria and UK entrepreneur Jonathan Kendrick. John Paul DeJoria was the co-founder of Paul Mitchell hair care and Patron Tequila, the world's leading premium tequila brand, as well as co-founder with Jonathan Kendrick of leading mobile, web and industrial technologies company, ROK Global PLC and of consumer products development company ROK Stars PLC.
Simon Cole, CEO of 7digital, commented:
"We are proud to be working with ROK; their music streaming app fills a gap in the marketplace, and we are pleased to be innovating alongside them. The face of the digital music industry is changing fast, and by working with forward looking companies like ROK, we believe we will stay ahead of the crowd."
Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman of ROK Mobile, added:
"7digital's mission to simplify access to the world's music is complementary to our philosophy of supplying users with access to music everywhere they go via our wireless service for one simple price. ROK's music service is an essential part of our offering. We needed partners in the space that understand how to handle the demand. 7digital's API provided us with the flexibility to innovate quickly and collaborate easily with other partners so that our music service can deliver a next generation experience to our customers."
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About 7digital
7digital aims to simplify access to the world's music and radio. Our robust, scalable digital music platform and flexible APIs are used to power comprehensive music and radio services for leading consumer brands, mobile carriers, broadcasters, automotive systems, retailers, record labels, artists and agencies. Alongside proven technology, we offer global music rights, award-winning radio production services, and content management expertise, making us a leading global partner in this space.
7digital has powered streaming and download services for global brands like Samsung, T-Mobile, HMV and BlackBerry, has partnered with media giants such as Yahoo and Sirius XM, and is the largest independent producer of radio programming for the BBC. 7digital Group is ideally placed to lead innovation at the intersection of digital music and next generation radio services.