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Sunday, June 26, 2005
Ringtones are here to stay
It seems the ringtone and mobile content market in general is still thriving and growing. Some expected a dive after the first wave of monophonic ringtones and black-n-white pictures, but when now all phones have polyphonic ringtone and color picture support, and many also can play AMR, MP3, WMA etc, it's a very positive outlook.
"This is not a fad that will go away in the next year or so," said Thomas Hesse, president of global digital business at Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
"Ultimately we believe the phone will be the player of choice for mobile music," said Sony's Hesse.
Sellers also hawk games, animated videos and "wallpaper" that serves as a screensaver of sorts for the phones' tiny screens. ThumbPlay Inc. sets more than 2,000 first names to a rock or hip-hop backing for even more customization.
Ringtones make sweet music for record label - Yahoo! News
"This is not a fad that will go away in the next year or so," said Thomas Hesse, president of global digital business at Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
"Ultimately we believe the phone will be the player of choice for mobile music," said Sony's Hesse.
Sellers also hawk games, animated videos and "wallpaper" that serves as a screensaver of sorts for the phones' tiny screens. ThumbPlay Inc. sets more than 2,000 first names to a rock or hip-hop backing for even more customization.
Ringtones make sweet music for record label - Yahoo! News
