Nokia Launches New Digital Music Store in Ireland

Nokia Launches New Digital Music Store in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 2/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia Ireland is delighted to announce the arrival of the Nokia Music
Store http://www.music.nokia.ie in Ireland - offering access to millions of
tracks, from global hits to local artists and giving consumers the real
freedom to enjoy music at their fingertips, 24/7.

"As the world's largest manufacturer of digital music players, millions
of consumers from around the world can enjoy our music experiences," said Mr
Alan O'Hara, General Manager of Nokia Ireland. "We're dedicated to delivering
the best music experience, based on products and services that offer
consumers choice, relevance, and ease of use. We also want to be more locally
relevant than any other digital music store in Ireland."

Nokia is the first mobile phone manufacturer of its kind to offer a world
leading, differentiated music experience to people. Through the Nokia Music
Store, over 2.5 million of tracks from major artists, independent labels and
Irish musicians can be discovered and purchased using either a PC or a mobile
device. The music collection can then simply be synchronised between the PC
and mobile using Windows Media Player. Everything works with one simple user
interface, giving consumers the opportunity to connect to the music.

The Nokia Music Store will continue to expand the catalogue adding new
content with a particular emphasis on Irish artists. Nokia aims to include
more Irish content from up-and-coming and established Irish artists than any
other digital music store available in Ireland. Acts like The Coronas, Cathy
Davey and Glen Hansard are all currently available and this is set to expand
over the coming months. The recommender will also feature some of the best of
Irish available on the site.

Consumers can purchase tracks individually via a Nokia device, such as
the Nokia N95 or a desktop computer. Consumers can also stream an unlimited
number of full length tracks to a PC. Individual tracks will cost EUR 1.00,
albums from EUR 10.00 and a monthly subscription for PC streaming will cost
EUR 10.00. Other highlights of the site include the ability to listen to a 30
second clip from any track on the site.

Nokia is celebrating the launch by giving away 24,000 free music vouchers
for the store at NokiaFreeMusic.ie - each worth from EUR 1 to EUR 10.
Everyone who claims a voucher at NokiaFreeMusic.ie is also entered to win a
Nokia N95 8GB device, Bluetooth speakers, plus one year of unlimited
streaming music from the Nokia Music Store. Nokia Music Store will also offer
a free track of the week every week. To celebrate the launch, a Tom Baxter
exclusive track will be made available to all consumers for a limited period
only.

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to
experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business
mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet
services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of
focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications
networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

http://www.nokia.com

Source: Nokia Corporation

Media Enquiries: Slattery Communications, Colm O Riagain or Justine Luykx, Tel. +353-1-661-4055, Mobile +353-86-804-9383 (COR) / +353-86-859-5597 (JL), Email: colm.oriagain@scomms.ie / justine.luykx@scomms.ie; Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com

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