Legendary K-Tel International Selects DRA for Digital Distribution

Legendary K-Tel International Selects DRA for Digital Distribution

SAN FRANCISCO and PLYMOUTH, Minn., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Rights Agency (DRA), a leading worldwide digital music distributor, and Dominion Entertainment, Inc., the legendary K-tel International brand, announced today that DRA will digitally distribute the K-tel International catalog to Internet and mobile entertainment outlets worldwide.

The K-tel catalog includes original and re-recorded classics such as "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" by Bobby Sherman, "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen, "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, and "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore.

"The DRA team is thrilled to help bring K-tel's classic catalog to digital music services around the world," said DRA Managing Director Tuhin Roy. "We are particularly excited to market mobile entertainment products based on the K-tel hits."

Digital Rights Agency currently distributes more than 350 leading independent record labels in 15 countries with a total catalog of 350,000 tracks to more than 300 mobile and Internet outlets worldwide. DRA client catalogs feature key titles by recording artists including Daddy Yankee, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Ludacris, Lil Jon, Lil Flip, Death Cab for Cutie, Yellowcard, Norah Jones, Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney and Rilo Kiley.

"DRA's broad distribution network in the mobile world and significant marketing muscle will be an important part of K-tel's digital distribution strategy," said Mary Kuehn, Dominion Entertainment's General Manager. "We look forward to working with the DRA team."

About the Digital Rights Agency

The Digital Rights Agency (www.digitalrightsagency.com) distributes independent record label catalogs to digital outlets around the world. Labels distributed by DRA, either directly or through sub-distribution relationships, include Asphodel (DJ Spooky, Ryuichi Sakamoto), Barsuk (Death Cab for Cutie, They Might Be Giants), BCD Music Group (Lil Jon, Lil Flip and Snoop Dog & Friends), Orbison Records (Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis), Definitive Jux (Aesop Rock, RJD2), Rocketown Records (Chris Rice), Darla (My Morning Jacket), Tiger Style (American Analog Set), Kill Rock Stars (Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, The Decemberists), Oarfin Records (Yellowcard, Chingy, Susan Tedeschi), Ipecac, (Kid 606, Dalek), Talent House (The Presidents of the United States of America), Stony Plain Records (Ronnie Earl, Elvin Bishop, Duke Robillard), Reality Entertainment (Marcy Playground, Krokus), Om Records (Ming and FS), Moonshine Music (Carl Cox, D:Fuse), Wide Hive (DJ Zeph) and Ubiquity Recordings (Greyboy, Francisco Aquabella). DRA also back-ends digital distribution offerings for leading distributors Navarre, Inc., Oarfin Distribution, BCD Music Group and The Talent House and operates in the US, Italy and the UK. The company manages all aspect of the digital distribution process including the negotiation of collective licenses, data delivery, marketing and consolidated electronic royalty reporting. By eliminating duplicative negotiations, content deliveries and accounting, DRA drives significant cost savings for both labels and digital outlets. DRA's outlet partners include download stores, subscription music services, Internet- connected jukeboxes and ringtone providers. The company's website is located at www.digitalrightsagency.com.

About Dominion Entertainment, Inc.

K-tel International, Inc., (www.ktel.com) is a vertically integrated developer, marketer and distributor of a wide array of entertainment products worldwide with active operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. K-tel, through its operating subsidiaries, markets its product lines and master recording music catalog to retailers, wholesalers, digital distributors and licensees across the globe and via television and other forms of direct response media.

Source: Digital Rights Agency

CONTACT: Kurt Foeller of Foeller Communications, +1-415-578-3251, or
DRA-at-foellercom-dot-com

Web site: http://www.ktel.com/

Web site: http://www.digitalrightsagency.com/

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