Music video website MUZU TV have announced they have signed up the Beggars Group, which is great news, not least because it means music from XL, 4AD, Matador and Rough Trade will now be available to watch on the MUZU-powered CMU-Tube. Hurrah. The Beggars deal comes hot on the tail of the EMI licensing deal confirmed by MUZU last week.
MUZU Co-founder Ciaran Bollard told CMU: "We are delighted to have the deal in place with Beggars - and see it as the jewel in the crown of our indie content offering. As part of the deal, MUZU TV will digitize a lot of footage that is unseen and make the videos available exclusively through our site".
Beggars digital man Simon Wheeler added: "We are happy to be partnering with MUZU TV to bring the wealth of video content from our labels to market. MUZU TV is different from other online video channels - it was purpose-built for the music industry and we believe it holds great revenue potential for our business through a music focussed service. We see MUZU TV as being a key online video partner going forward".