Napster Mobile Launches on au/KDDI - Japan's Second-Largest Mobile Network

Napster Mobile Launches on au/KDDI - Japan's Second-Largest Mobile Network

Napster Mobile Now Available on Japan's Two Leading Mobile Platforms

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Napster (NASDAQ:NAPS), the digital music pioneer, today announced the launch of Napster Mobile on au/KDDI, the second largest mobile network in Japan with over 20 million mobile phone subscribers. For a low monthly fee, au/KDDI customers can access Napster Mobile through the EZ web network to get full-length songs and ringtones that can be delivered over-the-air (OTA), directly to their mobile handset for immediate listening and downloading. This launch on au/KDDI's network puts Napster Mobile at the fingertips of over 60 million mobile subscribers across Japan. Napster Mobile made its Japanese debut this past November when it launched on i-Mode, NTT DoCoMo's mobile internet platform, currently used by over 40 million mobile subscribers across the country.

"Napster Mobile's launch with au/KDDI, together with our earlier launch with NTT DoCoMo, now enables the vast majority of Japan's mobile users to enjoy Napster on the go with their mobile handsets," said Chris Gorog, Napster's chairman and CEO. "Analysts are projecting that mobile music will become a multi-billion dollar business in Japan over the next few years and we believe Napster is positioned extremely well to benefit from this growth."

Customers of au/KDDI can subscribe to Napster Mobile through EZ Web to enjoy unlimited access to Napster Mobile's comprehensive music programming features, including personalized recommendations, featured artists and new releases, exclusive music and chart information, and to browse Napster Mobile's vast catalog of full-length songs and ringtones. Napster Mobile subscribers in Japan pay a monthly access fee of approximately $3 per month, and can acquire individual songs and ringtones for mobile delivery and download using a "credit-based" system. Subscribers receive 300 credits per month to procure individual songs and ringtones, and they can purchase additional credits at any time.

Full-length songs from Napster Mobile can be delivered over-the-air and downloaded to a variety of different au/KDDI mobile handsets.

About Napster

Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate interactive music experience. With an expanding roster of offerings including free, Web-based music listening and sharing, subscription and portable subscription services, and an advanced mobile music platform, Napster creates better ways to discover, share, acquire and enjoy music -- anytime, anywhere. Napster is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Frankfurt, London, New York, San Diego, San Jose and Tokyo.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to Napster's relationship with Napster Japan, au/KDDI and NTT DoCoMo and the compatibility of the Napster service with current and future mobile phones contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as failure to maintain strategic relationships and failure of the Napster service to interoperate with popular hardware devices, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Additional information on these and other factors are contained in Napster's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 8, 2006, copies of which are available at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov/. Napster assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release.

Copyright (C) 2007 Napster, LLC. All rights reserved. Napster and Napster Mobile are trademarks of Napster, Inc. or its subsidiaries, which may be registered in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.

Napster Contacts:
Dana M. Harris / Becky Farina
Napster
310-281-5000
dana.harris@napster.com /
becky.farina@napster.com

Source: Napster

CONTACT: Dana M. Harris, dana.harris@napster.com, or Becky Farina,
becky.farina@napster.com, both of Napster, +1-310-281-5000

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

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