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NAPSTER UK CATALOGUE HITS OVER 700,000 TRACKS
200,000 tracks added since May 20 UK launch of the biggest brand in online music LONDON - (June 7, 2004) - Napster® UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROXI), has announced that its recently launched Napster 2.0 legal online music service has extended its library to over 700,000 tracks - giving it the world’s largest online music catalogue. Since its UK launch on May 20 this year, Napster has loaded a further 200,000 tracks to its UK service across a huge range of genres that includes rock, alternative, dance, pop, R&B, jazz, country, blues, and hip-hop, and that features exclusive material from such influential artists as David Bowie, Elbow and The Zutons. UK residents can download the new Napster 2.0 music service for free at www.napster.co.uk and choose between the subscription service with its free 7-day trial, and the Napster Light a la carte download store. Napster UK has licensing agreements with all five major record companies - BMG, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music International, and Warner Music International - as well as independent labels body AIM.. "Not only does Napster 2.0 offer UK music fans the widest range of features of any online music service, it also offers the richest, deepest treasure trove of music to delve into," said Leanne Sharman, Napster vice-president and UK general manager. "Napster 2.0 gives users their own virtual music superstore where there is something for everyone, and we’re very grateful to the labels, artists, managers, publishers and other rights holders who have been so quick to add their repertoire to the Napster 2.0 catalogue." After downloading the free Napster jukebox at www.napster.co.uk, for just £9.95 a month, Napster subscribers can listen to the world’s largest digital music catalogue on demand, and download any track they choose onto the hard drives of up to three PCs and listen offline - to save bandwidth while they surf, or for convenience when on the go. Ten interactive advert-free Napster radio stations allow listeners to see which song is coming next, skip forward or jump back - with favourites easily added to their Napster library with one click. Napster can even build subscribers their own custom radio station on the fly simply on the basis of selecting three songs. Napster’s rich community features allow subscribers to browse each others’ play lists and even share songs among other Napster users. Subscribers can also listen to and save full-length songs taken from the past 10 years of Official Charts Company UK charts, and can purchase and burn tracks for as little as £0.88 per song when they buy multiple tracks. If UK music fans elect not to become a subscriber, by downloading Napster for free at www.napster.co.uk, they can still purchase tracks any time they want for £1.09 and albums for £9.95 after listening to free 30-second samples of the Napster UK library. At no cost, Napster Light users can organise their entire music collection in Napster by using the ripping software in the Napster jukebox to take tracks from CDs they already own to play on Napster, import MP3s into their Napster Library , or transfer tracks they’ve bought to a wide range of portable devices. Napster Light also offers consumers free access to Fuzz, Napster’s online magazine; their own Napster Inbox; and the chance to sample the OCC UK charts. Napster’s partnerships enable fans to enjoy music in the living room via Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Centre, or on the move with the Samsung Napster digital audio player as well as 60 other WMA with DRM compatible devices. These compatible devices include players from Samsung, Rio, Creative and Dell which enable users to drag and drop tracks to their portable device without leaving the Napster application. Additionally, Napster is working with Intel to co-promote the benefits of the Napster service running on Intel-based PCs. PCs featuring the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology* give music fans the power to easily manage and store their music collection while listening to their favourite artists on the PC. Notebook PCs with Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology** allow fans to take their music collection on the go and listen while on or offline. A multi-year partnership with Dixons Group brings Napster 2.0 and Napster-branded products to the mass market and gives Napster a major offline presence across the retailer’s chain of 1,100 Dixons, PC World, The Link and Currys stores in the UK. Napster-branded CD-Rs are produced by Imation, the worldwide leader in removable data storage media. Napster-branded CD wallets are manufactured for Napster by Case Logic, the leading supplier of soft storage, protection and organisation solutions for personal technology. CD labelling kits featuring a special Napster offer are made by Fellowes, the worldwide leader in mobile, computer, and consumer electronics accessories. About Napster Napster® is the world's most recognized brand in online music. Napster has content agreements with the five major record labels, as well as hundreds of independents. Napster delivers access to the largest catalogue of online music with over 700,000 tracks spanning all genres and artists from Eminem to Miles Davis. Napster is a division of Roxio, Inc., (Nasdaq: ROXI), the Digital Media Company, provider of the best-selling digital media software in the world. Napster is headquartered in Los Angeles with additional offices in London, New York, San Diego and Toronto. Napster contact: Adam Howorth Communications Director Tel: +44 (0) 207 1017281 adam.howorth@napster.co.uk Safe Harbor Statement Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to the success of the Napster service, future revenue, demand for our service from universities and relationships with certain corporate partners including marketing partners and hardware and software manufacturers are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as decreased demand for our products, increased competition, failure to maintain business relationships with our partners and general economic conditions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Additional information on these and other factors are contained in Roxio's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on February 17, 2004, copies of which are available at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Roxio assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release. Copyright © 2004 Roxio, Inc. All rights reserved. Roxio, the Roxio tagline and Napster are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Roxio, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. * Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor supporting HT Technology and a Hyper-Threading Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. Visit www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading/ for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology. **Important Information: wireless connectivity requires additional software, services or external hardware that may need to be purchased separately. Availability of public wireless access points limited. System performance, battery life and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software. See http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/more_info for more information Intel Centrino and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
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