Friday, September 03, 2010

7digital Services

Music and video download stores, media streaming, audio books, ebooks, documents, subscription services, promotional voucher programmes, download-based incentives... we deliver cutting-edge digital delivery services that enable you to connect with customers through the latest and most exciting digital content available.

The 7digital entertainment ecosystem enables partners to experiment and create new and innovative services for consumers to discover, experience and purchase digital content.  At the heart of the ecosystem is the combination of 7digital’s API-based technology platform with comprehensive rights agreements within the entertainment industry.

7digital’s powerful API is being adopted by a wide variety of organisations as the foundation of their emerging digital entertainment services.  Partners include:


7digital Entertainment Ecosystem

Our full portfolio of services include:
  • Download Store (music, audiobooks, ebooks, video)
  • Media Streaming Services
  • APIs (Developer Services)
  • Sales Promotion Programmes – Vouchers and ‘Free’ Content
  • International Services
  • Reporting
  • Commercial Models
We have worked with record labels, television stations, individual artists, stand-up comedians, film companies, FMCG brands, newspapers and individual unsigned artists to distribute and sell digital content, and to support sales incentive programmes using the most exciting music and video content to reward new and loyal customers.

The music industry can be extremely complex!  There is a whole network of individuals and organisations that require licenses and copyrights to be adhered to and royalties paid, including song writers, artists, publishers, management companies and record companies, as well as territorial considerations around rights management and royalties.

 
Representation of the Music Industry

7digital can manage all aspects of this complexity, with our extensive industry contacts and established agreements we can help deliver a single track for use in one territory for a sales incentive, or the full 7digital catalogue across multiple territories. 

We will manage:
  • Sourcing content – music & video
  • Music copyright payments
  • Payments to content owners
  • Liaison with the record label
  • Voucher generation
  • Media delivery and billing
10 million-plus DRM-Free Music Catalogue at Your Disposal
7digital have negotiated agreements with all the leading record labels, including Warner, Universal, EMI and Sony, to be able to provide you access to an extensive and versatile catalogue of music tracks, covering not only the latest releases and hits, but also across an extensive range of musical genres.

Working with 7digital you will have access to:
  • Fully licensed catalogue of over 10 million MP3 tracks – the broadest MP3 reach in the world
  • 320kbps – the highest possible quality MP3
  • Copyright agreements with all major labels
  • MCPS/PRS reporting
  • Officially chart registered in the UK, USA & 20 other countries
  • Product/chart feeds
  • Dedicated SMS keyword & SMS payment option for all tracks
  • Multiple formats (MP3, AAC, WMA)
  • Downloadable PDF artwork
The 7digital technology platform has been audited and screened by the major labels both in North America and Europe and most recently by Universal US who have strict requirements for partners retailing DRM-free MP3s. More recently, our platform undertook extensive technical due diligence by Accenture for HMV.