| | Zune.net launches in Spanish for US Hispanic music lovers Online music community, Zune Social, adds Spanish-language content to artist profiles REDMOND, WA — March 4, 2009 — Starting today, Zune.net will be available in Spanish for US consumers. The site features available in Spanish will include download instructions, customer service, and product information to better fit the needs of the Spanish speaking community. Additionally, Zune Social, the online music community, will be available in Spanish. This will include artist profiles, related artists, and top Latin artists top listeners in the Zune Marketplace catalog. The site is available only in the US and is not intended for international visitors. The partnerships of Zune with online sites like MSN Latino, Remezcla.com, and Univision Online have escalated the need to cater to the US Spanish-language consumer. Traffic driven from these sites has boosted Zune.net numbers and contributed to the success of Latin artists. Consistently, music from artists like Julieta Venegas, Wisin y Yandel, Aventura, Luis Miguel, Los Tigres del Norte, Luis Fonsi and Ricardo Arjona are in the monthly top 20 downloads overall, not just for Latin music. With these updated features Zune brings its users a fully integrated Spanish-language experience. Zune continues to evolve as a premium end-to-end music entertainment service for the US Hispanic market offering partnerships with artists, retailers, and sites. And, the subscription Zune Pass service, which gives consumers on-demand access to millions of tracks for $14.99 per month and 10 tracks per month to keep and add to their permanent collection (an estimated $10 value). Visit www.zune.net/musica to start your Spanish-language experience and download the free Zune software. About Zune Zune is Microsoft’s music and entertainment brand that provides an integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a line of portable digital media players, elegant software, the Zune Marketplace online store, and the Zune Social online music community, created to help people discover music. Zune is part of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company’s software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. More information can be found online at http://www.zune.net/en-us/press. For more information, press only: Ivette, Edelman, (323) 202-1421, ivette.zurita@edelman.com |
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