EMI has announced a "major licensing and distribution deal" with digital music aggregator VidZoneDigital, which will give them access to the major's whole DRM-free catalogue. As I'm sure we must have reported before, VidZone provide both online and mobile download services, and specialise in integrated online/mobile services.
Confirming the EMI deal, VidZone CTO Michael Russo told reporters: "One of the key factors in providing digital content successfully is the process in which it's consumed. We believe music lovers should be able to access their complete music library from a single account, independent of the platform or retailer they consume from. Together with partners like EMI and its DRM free content, we are now able to deliver music in a format optimised for complete portability and customer satisfaction".
EMI Music UK's Head Of Mobile Sales, David Gould, added: "Ease of access to music is at the heart of this deal. VidZone Digital Media has provided EMI with a strong platform to reach more consumers, more quickly, and taking advantage of EMI's new DRM-free product means the consumer can listen to it in any way they wish".