 | This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage. (December 2013) |
 | |
| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital music services |
| Founded | 14 January 2003 |
| Founder | Rob Lewis, Phil Sant, Mark Knight |
| Defunct | 4 May 2016 |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Area served | US Canada UK Ireland Australia New Zealand France Germany Italy Spain Austria The Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Sweden Norway Finland Denmark Switzerland Croatia Hungary Singapore Hong Kong Taiwan South Africa Brazil Mexico Japan |
Key people | Rob Lewis (Executive Chairman), Jeff Hughes (CEO) |
| Products | Sony Music Unlimited, RIM BBM Music, MusicStation, Sony Ericsson PlayNow plus, rara.com |
Number of employees | 200 people |
| Website | www.omnifone.com |
Omnifone was a UK-based company that was an independent provider of cloud-based unlimited music services to consumer electronics vendors, mobile carriers, Internet service providers and consumer brands including RIM,[1] Sony,[2] HP,[3] and rara.com.[4]
Omnifone enabled legitimate cloud-based unlimited music consumption and a viable alternative to piracy across multiple in-home, in-car, mobile and PC platforms,[5] having launched its MusicStation-powered unlimited music services across five continents[6] on a wide range[7][8] of devices.
On 4 May 2016 the company was placed into administration, laying off a substantial part of its staff and looking for a buyer, whereupon the company ceased its operations.[9] Some of its assets have been acquired by Apple.[10]
- ^ Paid Content: 25 August 2011: RIM Breaks Social Ground With Its New BBM Music Service,
- ^ "22 December 2010: Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service ready to stream tunes to PS3s and Bravia TVs in the UK". Engadget. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Wray, Richard (25 January 2010). "25 January 2010: HP deal strengthens Omnifone's position in digital music battle". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ BBC News, 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Billboard: January 2009: Omnifone, Gracenote Partner On Integrated Unlimited Music". Billboard. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Green, Tim. "Mobile Entertainment: 9 June 2009: PlayNow plus goes live with Orange Austria". Mobile-ent.biz. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Sound start to music on mobiles". BBC News. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "2 April 2009: MusicStation comes to PC". MusicWeek. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Digital music firm Omnifone placed into administration". Music Ally. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
TC20161107was invoked but never defined (see the help page).