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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
SONY's Joint Venture, Dada Taps Billing Revolution for Smartphone and Web Music Transactions
New York, NY & Seattle, WA – June 16, 2009 – Dada Entertainment™ and Billing Revolution today announce a partnership that brings mobile billing services and payment options for Dada.net® users looking to sign up for MP3 subscription services.
The partnership provides subscribers with a credit card checkout experience to facilitate purchases from Dada’s expansive catalog, which contains nearly two million tracks covering every genre of music. Dada Entertainment, a joint venture between Dada USA, Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, currently has content deals with three of the four major record companies and several popular indie labels.
“Dada Entertainment is thrilled to team with Billing Revolution to offer the best billing process for our customers,” said Warren Wan, Vice President, Product Management, Dada Entertainment. “Billing Revolution’s one-click procedure offers a streamlined and secure solution that our customers can feel confident using.”
Dada.net is a leading online music store offering DRM-free MP3s, ringtones and other digital entertainment content. Dada’s community centers around music discovery, allowing users to stream full tracks, create playlists and share them with friends in the Dada community. Users who join Dada.net’s community can download three free MP3s.
“Dada has one of the largest MP3 catalogs anywhere and we’re excited to help them extend their subscription services to a new generation of music fans,” said Michael Dulong, co-founder and senior vice president of Business Development at Billing Revolution. “With our simple checkout technology now Dada users can enjoy a fast, reliable and convenient credit card checkout experience from their desktops and PCs, as well as from any web-enabled device.”
Founded in 2008, Billing Revolution is at the leading edge of credit card payment technologies and expects to process more than $100 million in mobile payment transactions during 2009. The company’s technology currently works across all web-enabled handsets, carriers, and PCs and accepts payments in more than 150 currencies worldwide.
About Dada Entertainment™
Dada Entertainment, a joint venture between two of the worldwide leaders in the mobile and music industries, Dada USA, Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, is the foremost innovator in digital and mobile entertainment services. Formed in October 2007, Dada Entertainment is launching the next generation of ubiquitous personalization and entertainment services. The only company offering both ringtones and DRM-free full-length MP3s for mobile and PC paid via the mobile phone, Dada Entertainment is a growing leader in the U.S. market. In 2009, Dada Entertainment launched a Canadian operation based in Toronto, offering ringtones and wallpapers from all four major labels.
Just one year old, Dada has rapidly created a unique and seamless Web 2.0 experience around its rich catalog of music and entertainment content, ranging from full-length audio and video to ringtones and games. Dada Entertainment manages several direct-to-consumer offerings, including a full portfolio of web-based services centered around the discovery and consumption of music, designed to encourage a sense of community and social networking.
About Billing Revolution
Billing Revolution provides technology that enables secure credit card purchases from mobile phones and PCs. Merchants use Billing Revolution's proprietary technology to provide a mobile optimized purchase experience. Using the platform, merchants have the ability to conduct "single-click" credit card transactions from any web-enabled mobile phone. To learn more about Billing Revolution's mobile commerce payment solutions, products and services, please visit www.billingrevolution.com.
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