NEW YORK, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Warner Cable today launched two
new enhanced music products, Time Warner Cable's Road Runner Music, a
subscription and download store, and Time Warner Cable's Road Runner Music
Portable, a service that gives Time Warner Cable Road Runner customers
access to music while on the go.
Through its partnership with Synacor, MusicNet -- the music unit of the
leading digital entertainment services provider MediaNet Digital -- is
providing the underlying technology platform and content for Time Warner
Cable's Road Runner subscription and portable music services. Synacor and
MusicNet also enable digital music services for more than a dozen Internet
broadband providers nationwide.
"I have spent the better part of my career in the cable business, and
to see the advances made in providing consumers with such broad access to
music is very satisfying," commented Alan McGlade, president and CEO of
MediaNet Digital. "Time Warner Cable's Road Runner music service offers an
ideal solution for its customers who are yearning for a single hub for
their entertainment offerings. MusicNet's platform allows for integrated
PC-based and portable options to offer a seamless digital entertainment
experience. Together with Synacor we have created a great product."
Synacor, a provider of Internet tools, portals and content for cable,
Internet and telecommunications service providers, is providing the billing
and authentication unification, coordination of branding elements, training
and marketing support and quality assurance for the services.
"We are pleased to partner with MusicNet to provide this superior
digital music product," said Ron Frankel, Synacor president and CEO. "We
have the ability to unify a variety of services into a single delivery
platform that enables our clients to provide a variety of music, videos and
music services to their customers."
MusicNet's advanced media platform, Performer Digital, provides Time
Warner Cable with a branded downloadable media player and Web-based client
that surfaces MusicNet's content catalog including music downloads,
subscriptions and video. The player supports video functions including
downloads and streaming with both a standard desktop view and a 10-foot
user interface for TV display. For the Road Runner Music Portable offering,
the media player will enable ripping, burning and transfers to portable
devices.
Synacor and Time Warner Cable first announced a partnership in July
2007. Time Warner Cable's Road Runner Music service includes unlimited
access to more than 3 million songs, ad-free radio, and music videos for
$9.95/month. Time Warner Cable's Road Runner Music Portable makes the Road
Runner Music service portable on up to three devices for an extra $5/month.
"These enhanced music products offer superb functionality and a solid
value for our customers," said Steve Cook, group vice president of High
Speed Online and Road Runner for Time Warner Cable. "We are pleased to
offer our customers music products that are convenient and easy to use both
in the home and on the go."
Recently MusicNet unveiled its re-branding and name change to MediaNet
Digital, reflecting expanded content offerings such as music videos,
television and feature film. MusicNet will continue to be the repository of
the company's digital music service initiatives. MusicNet provides the
back- end technology and content, including a global catalog of 4.5 million
audio tracks and thousands of music videos, to top digital music services.
About MediaNet Digital
MediaNet Digital is the world's leading provider of
business-to-business digital entertainment services. The Company offers the
content and white- label technologies used to create music and video
download and subscription services for world-class consumer brands.
MediaNet is wholly-owned by Baker Capital, a New York-based private equity
firm with $1.5 billion under management. MediaNet was the 2006 winner of
Deloitte & Touche USA's prestigious Deloitte New York Technology Fast 50
Award. MediaNet is headquartered in New York and has offices in Seattle and
London. For more information about MediaNet, please visit
http://www.medianetdigital.com.
About Synacor
Synacor builds Internet tools and portals that simplify the way
consumers get their digital media. Its technology platform provides white
label portals, premium online content and email collaboration suites to
broadband service providers such as cable operators, telecommunications
companies, Internet service providers and others. Synacor provides the
focused expertise and technology that allow both service providers and
content providers to extend their brands online and create a relevant,
personalized online experience for consumers through a single sign-on
portal, enhanced content packaging and aggregated billing. For more
information on Synacor, please visit http://www.synacor.com.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable owns and manages cable systems passing approximately
26 million homes in 33 states. Headquartered in New York City, Time Warner
Cable has 14.7 million customers for its various products, including video,
high- speed data and residential telephone. This includes approximately
13.4 million basic video subscribers and more than 6.7 million customers
who purchase more than one product. Time Warner Cable includes some of the
most technologically advanced and best-clustered cable systems in the
country, with nearly 85 percent of the Company's customers located in five
geographic regions: New York, Texas, Ohio, the Carolinas and southern
California. It is the largest cable provider in the nation's two largest
cities, Los Angeles and New York. Leveraging its leadership in innovation
and quality customer care, Time Warner Cable delivers advanced products and
services such as video-on- demand, high-definition television, digital
video recorders, high-speed data and Digital Phone.
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