GristyMcFisty and Quakester2000 report that UK's leading retailer focussed on home/family entertainment, Woolworths, will launch a digital music download service this year. According to the company's parent, the Woolworths Group, the service is planned to be launched this Christmas but company insiders have revealed that the build-up to the launch will start within the next few weeks:
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Woolworths' own-brand store will be called Download@woolworths.co.uk and will tie in to its existing online CD retail operation, which focuses on the top 50 singles and top 100 albums. Like ITMS, Download@woolworths.co.uk will not offer a subscription service. Individual tracks will retail from 79p (US$ 1,40), while albums will cost £7.99 (US$ 14) and up. The songs will only be made available in Windows Media format, using Windows Media Player 10's 'Janus' DRM technology. |
According to the company, Download@woolworths.co.uk will feature content from all four major labels and "numerous independent" and small British record companies. I guess these days any company can start a music download service. I wonder if any of them make any money from it. What do you think? Discuss this in our Music Downloads, P2P & Legal Issues Forum.
Source: The Register
