Best Buy Europe is launching its ‘My Music Anywhere’ service, making it available to customers of The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK.
The service, first available through The Carphone Warehouse last Summer, gives users access to their entire music library wherever they are in the world.
The ‘My Music Anywhere’ service, developed in partnership with Catch Media, works by fingerprinting the user’s personal music library, which is then made available to the user in the cloud and allows users to seamlessly stream those tracks to their desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
As the first fully licensed service of its kind and with 6 million-plus tracks from major and independent labels available, users of Apple iPhone, BlackBerry, a range of Android smartphones and now tablets can automatically get access to their home music library to give uninterrupted listening at home and on the go, anywhere in the world.
Tom Guy, Group Head of Digital Services, at Best Buy Europe said: “We realise how important it is for our customers to access their music collection whenever and wherever they choose, so we’re excited to be able to offer this improved service to both The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy customers in the UK. My Music Anywhere’ is a ‘must-have’ for music fans as it lets you listen to your collection at home or on the go, through any computer, tablet and by downloading the mobile app, giving you access to thousands of tracks and radio stations whenever you want.”
Harry Maloney, Chief Executive of Catch Media UK commented “Having a major retailer such as Best Buy Europe join as a partner, adding radio stations and extending the service to iPads and tablets are all exciting steps forward. The new features will make My Music Anywhere even more compelling for music fans who now have an array of options for signing up – in-store, online, app stores, QR codes and by text.”
The Pro version is available for £3.99 per month – with no tie-in period after the first month – or £29.99 annually and is available at The Carphone Warehouse’s and Best Buy’s UK stores as well as online at www.my-hub.co.uk and www.bestbuy.co.uk/music.
The ‘My Music Anywhere’ app is free for users to register and download from the Apple App Store, Android Market or the BlackBerry App World.
Best Buy Europe has partnered with Catch Media to launch ‘My Music Anywhere’ using Catch Media’s award winning ‘Play Anywhere’ technology.
Catch Media’s agreements with major and independent labels worldwide licence more than six million tracks to the service.
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