24-7 Entertainment Announces Record Download Volumes across Their Digital Platforms

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24-7 Entertainment, Europe’s leading B2B digital distribution provider announced a significant increase in their overall download volume in 2009. The company served a total of 150 million music tracks; an increase of 32% up from 2008, across 45 music download shops which they power on behalf of clients in 16 countries. The highest monthly volume was generated in December with a total of 22 million tracks and at peak times, up to 200K downloads were delivered per hour.

A significant part of 24-7’s overall volume was generated by subscription services such as TDC Play. However, its pay-per-download volume also increased with a 40% jump compared to the same period last year.

“We are very encouraged to see that overall, digital music distribution continues to produce strong growth rates despite relatively few new services being launched,” said Frank Taubert, CEO & Co-Founder, 24-7 Entertainment.

The top ten downloaded albums which 24-7 serviced in 2009 included Michael Jackson’s “King of Pop”, Robbie Williams’ “Reality Killed The Video Star”, Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D (The Energy Never Dies)” and German artist, Xavier Naidoo’s “Alles Kann Besser Werden”. The top ten singles included Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing In The Name (Album Version) Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and David Guetta – Kelly’s “When Love Takes Over (Featuring Kelly).

24-7 Entertainment now has over 7 million music tracks in their library.

About 24-7 Entertainment

24-7 Entertainment with offices in the UK, Germany, Spain and Denmark, is the leading B2B technology provider specializing in online and mobile distribution of digital entertainment. Via its comprehensive system, the company has fulfilled hundreds of millions of commercial and promotional downloads for major retailers, telcos, software and hardware manufacturers, record labels and media companies worldwide. With license agreements in place with over 30,000 labels including all major record companies, 24-7 Entertainment is a turnkey, one-stop-shop for the seamless, distribution of digital media.

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Nicole Dean
Manager Publicity & Marketing
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