Ritmoteca.com Offers Commercial Downloads From Warner Music Group Labels.
May 21, 2001
Ritmoteca (http://www.Ritmoteca.com/) announced a U.S. digital music fulfillment agreement with Warner Music Group (WMG) to deliver secure commercial downloads from WMG artists on the Ritmoteca website.
This agreement will allow Ritmoteca to feature songs from a variety of WMG artists for secure digital download.
“In our continuous commitment to become the leading online retailer of digital Latin music, we are pleased to be working with Warner Music Group to offer its superstar lineup of music and artists,” said Ivan J. Parron, President, CEO and Founder of Ritmoteca.
“We are delighted that Latin music fans will now have the opportunity to purchase WMG’s high quality downloads from its world-class roster through Ritmoteca’s website,” said Paul Vidich, Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development for Warner Music Group. “Furthermore, through this agreement, WMG is able to supplement the network of online retailers that currently offer our downloads.”
In addition, WMG has granted Ritmoteca a license allowing Ritmoteca to stream music videos featuring WMG artists from the Ritmoteca website. Ritmoteca will also launch the “WMG Lounge” to the website, enabling visitors to explore and preview featured WMG artists, titles and videos.
Sony, BMG and Universal have previously entered into separate agreements with Ritmoteca.
