MusicStation

MusicStation
MusicStation logo
Launch date14 June 2007 (2007-06-14)
Discontinued2011
Platform(s)Mobile, web, PC, Blu-ray players, PS3 games console, PSP portable games console, home cinema systems, Walkman digital audio players, S1 and S2 tablets, in-home, in-car
AvailabilityUS
Canada
UK
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Croatia
Hungary
Singapore
Hong Kong
Taiwan
South Africa
Brazil
Mexico
Websitewww.omnifone.com

MusicStation is a music service platform developed by Omnifone. The cloud based platform works across a number of different digital device platforms and is tailored specifically for various partners[1] including rara.com,[2] RIM,[3] Sony,[4] Sony Ericsson,[5] HP,[6] BSkyB,[7] Vodafone,[8] Telenor,[9] Hutchison Telecom[10] and Vodacom.[11]

  1. ^ Screen Digest: February 2009: Omnifone unveils MusicStation Next Generation
  2. ^ [BBC News: 13 December 2011: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16168384]
  3. ^ Paid Content: 25 August 2011: RIM Breaks Social Ground With Its New BBM Music Service,
  4. ^ Engadget: 22 December 2010: Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service ready to stream tunes to PS3s and Bravia TVs in the UK
  5. ^ Screen Digest: 24 September 2008: Sony Ericsson steals Nokia's thunder with music service
  6. ^ The Guardian: 25 January 2010: HP deal strengthens Omnifone's position in digital music battle
  7. ^ Business Week: 24 January 2010: Hewlett-Packard Computers in Europe Gain Omnifone Music Service
  8. ^ "Vodafone reveals its answer to iPhone". Financial Times. 11 September 2007.
  9. ^ Financial Times: 13 June 2007: Mobile phone groups take on iPhone
  10. ^ Record of the Day: 2 April 2009: Omnifone brings unlimited music downloads to PC and Mobile with MusicStation Desktop Edition Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Business Day: 31 October 2007: Vodacom to boost data revenue with music download service