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Sky tunes up music service
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has launched a music download service Sky Songs. It has inked deals with music majors EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner and is making four million tracks available to stream or download as MP3 files.
The service has two subscription packages. The first costs £6.49 (6.94) per month and allows the download of one album or ten singles to that value. There is also a more expensive £7.99 option that works along the same lines. Streaming tracks is free and further album purchases are £6.49 or £7.99 and singles 65p. Sky is offering its existing broadband subs a free album download when they sign up for the service.
ÂOur music partners bring an outstanding catalogue and unrivalled expertise that complements SkyÂs strengths in content distribution, said SkyÂs COO Mike Darcey. ÂOffering legal access to digital music is a vital step in combating illegal downloading.Â
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