p2p news / p2pnet: Rich UK consumers, “are set to be the first in the world able to buy songs instantly as they listen to them on digital radio, using a download service announced on Monday by UBC Media,” says Reuters.

Cash-endowed punters would, ” pre-pay for songs using a similar credit plan as is commonly used for mobile phone calls,” says the story.

“Each song is expected to cost about 1.25 pounds (about $2.28), 60 percent more than the 79 pence for tracks bought from Apple Computer’s iTunes service, but less than the 3 pounds often charged for ringtones.”

London-based radio programming producer Chrysalis Group will start tests on its Heart station, with plans for a full roll-out by December, says Reuters, quoting UBC’s Simon Cole as saying,

“We believe there is a premium of some kind in the mobile environment,”

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Also See:
Reuters – Music download service unveiled for digital radio, June 26, 2006

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