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Karaoke On-the-Go with The KARAOKE Channel New Digital Download Store
April 24, 2009
9,000 Licensed Song Karaoke Library Goes Mobile with New Service.
(MONTREAL – April 24, 2009) We’ve all heard the phrase “Practice makes perfect,” and why should Karaoke be any different? The KARAOKE channel's new digital Download Store let’s karaoke fans practice their performances wherever and whenever they want. Users can download songs from a library of more than 9,000 licensed tracks and lyric videos to portable music devices for rehearsals and performances on-the-go.
The Download Store (http://www.thekaraokechannel.com/store/) is compatible for both Macs and PCs, offering audio tracks for $0.99 each and video tracks for $1.49 in MP4, WMV and MP3 formats.
Not only can you perform karaoke at home with friends using the KARAOKE Channel ONLINE, now you can also practice your performances on the train, in the car, or while out for a walk, using your iPod or other portable music device
, said Alexandre Taillefer, CEO of Stingray Digital, owner and operator of The KARAOKE Channel. The Download Store gives people a new way to express themselves through karaoke
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The Download Store launches only a month after The KARAOKE Channel ONLINE released The Karaoke Kit which offers consumers the most affordable way to make high quality professional karaoke possible at home. With two microphones, a vocal mixer and volume control, the stand-alone unit, available at www.thekaraokechannel.com/online, is priced at $39.95, with subscriptions to the full library starting at $9.95 per month. The Karaoke Kit can also be bundled with a one year’s subscription to The KARAOKE Channel ONLINE’s library of more than 5,000 songs, for $99.95 plus shipping and handling. All users can enjoy free trials of close to 250 songs.
About The KARAOKE Channel
The KARAOKE Channel is a subsidiary of Stingray Digital Media Group. It holds the world’s largest licensed karaoke library with more than 18,000 professional quality karaoke songs in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Italian. The KARAOKE Channel serves fans across online, television, mobile, gaming console and MP3 platforms. It is a leading on demand service in several major North American and European market, reaching over 30 million TV households.
About Stingray Digital
Stingray Digital is a leader in interactive music distribution. Our properties include The KARAOKE Channel, the world’s largest licensed karaoke library and karaoke service on TV and Internet, Galaxie, the leading digital music service on TV in Canada, through an affiliate relations agency agreement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and its music licensing unit, Stingray Music. Stingray was founded by seasoned new media entrepreneurs, Eric Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer, and is financially backed by Telesystem and Novacap. Headquartered in Montreal, Stingray has more than 60 employees and additional offices in Charlotte, Los Angeles and Budapest. For more information, visit stingraydigital.com.