Smartphones Music to Industry's Ears Sep 30, 2009
Combined ringtone and ringback tone sales have fallen almost 23 percent so far this year, according to Nielsen RingScan ... "Ringtones and ringback tones have certainly been a really big business and caused artists and the music industry to really pay attention to mobile," says Rob Hyatt, director of premium content at ATe real challenge for us collectively is -- what's next. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Adfortel and Universal Media Introduce VoiceAds Internationally Sep 8, 2009
VoiceAds are audio commercials which replace the standard ringback tone during the waiting period for connecting a call. As soon as the call is connected, the conversation starts as per normal, therefore making optimal use of the waiting time. (Primezone Releases)
Make Your Phone Rock With Exclusive Tones From Pearl Jam's Upcoming Studio Album, Backspacer, Only From Verizon Wireless Aug 1, 2009
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning this week, fans who love legendary rock band Pearl Jam can find exclusive ringtones and ringback tones only at Verizon Wireless ... One exclusive ringtone and ringback tone will be available from VZW Tones or at for download and purchase each Thursday leading up to the album release, with the final three songs available the week of Sept. 17, 2009 ... The new exclusive Pearl Jam ringtones and ringback tones from their forthcoming album,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Streamed Mobile Music Services to Remain Strong as Revenues Approach $5.5bn by 2013, Whilst Those Reliant on Ad-Funding Face Shortfalls, says Juniper May 26, 2009
Other findings from the report include: Ringback tone revenues will exceed those of ringtones by 2010 as service adoption increases outside Asia The Far East region will account for the largest share of mobile music revenues throughout the 2009-2013 forecast period, followed by Western Europe Aggregators must expand the depth and breadth of their portfolios beyond ringtones if they are to remain competitive. The Juniper Research report includes historical, current and forecast market sizing... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Free Ringback Tones Mar 7, 2009
Ringback tones are special personalization features for Verizon Wireless customers that allow a customer to replace the standard ringing sound that a caller hears as they wait for the person on the other end to answer ... It is important to remember that ringback tones are fundamentally different than standard ringtones ... In contrast, ringback tones are stored on the network servers rather than inside an individual phone. (Suite101.com)
What Are Ringback Tones? Mar 1, 2009
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Jason Mraz to perform in KL Feb 27, 2009
2 million digital downloads (ringback tones) in Malaysia, outselling the United States for the same hit single in the ringback tone format. He sings, he writes. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
RealNetworks Continues MOD and RBT Momentum and Leadership With Deployments in Europe Feb 17, 2009
BARCELONA, February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today from GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009, RealNetworks, Inc. (RNWK), the digital entertainment services company, highlighted its ongoing momentum with Music-on-Demand (MOD) and Ringback Tone (RBT) ASP deployments in Europe ... As the inventor of Ringback Tones, RealNetworks provides the leading RBT solution for mobile service providers around the world ... Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
