SK Telecom and KTF launch DRM-free music service in Korea, LG Telecom to follow
SK Telecom, KTF, and LG Telecom are about to set the music market on fire in Korea as they ready their own versions of DRM-free music download services.
SK Telecom and KTF have already announced the launch of their DRM-free music download services on Tuesday, while LG Telecom will follow with a similar service in mid-August.
By paying a monthly fee of 5,000 Korean Won, or less than $5 USD, a user will be able to download 40 DRM-free music tracks from both SK Telecom and KTF’s music download service. A package offering 150 songs is also offered at 9,000 Korean Won or about $9 USD max.
The downloaded music files should work fine with Apple’s iPods or any of Samsung YEPP music players. And since the supported music formats also play on many mobile phone’s built-in music players, it’s likely that mobile phone owners will find a benefit in this new service, too.
The artists in the music selection haven’t been confirmed, though, but if since these companies are aiming global then they’re probably going to host downloads from international artists in their service as well.
Via Chosun
Enjoyed the story? Get the news and updates as we publish them. For instant updates as we press the "Publish" button, click here to follow us on Twitter . To subscribe to RSS News Feed click here , for daily e-mail updates click here .If you liked the post, you might find these interesting too:
- Vodafone Now Offering DRM-Free MP3 Downloads
- South Korea fully unblocks mobile IM starting April
- Sony Ericsson working on unlimited music download service to regain market share
- Sony Ericsson PlayNow Kiosk launched for Pacific Asia
- Sprint Music Store downloads to be available exclusively for handsets starting October 15th
« Nokia N96 to go on sale on October 1st in UKLG plans to roll out Dolby-enhanced multimedia phones by Q4 2008 »