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SpiralFrog™ Signs Licensing Agreement with RoyaltyShare

April 14, 2008 10:00 AM Eastern Time

NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--SpiralFrog (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal ad-supported music experience, today announced a licensing agreement with RoyaltyShare, a premier provider of technology solutions to the entertainment industry. As a result of the agreement, RoyaltyShare’s leading independent record label customers will now be able to leverage its Content Management Service to deliver content directly to SpiralFrog, making thousands of additional songs available for download on the SpiralFrog site.

“SpiralFrog has taken the ad-supported model and made it a viable alternative to illicit file-sharing and pirate sites, which is good news for all participants in the digital music supply chain.”

“We are pleased to announce our partnership with RoyaltyShare,” said Joe Mohen, founder and chairman of SpiralFrog. “Our ability to provide music from the record labels and distributors currently utilizing RoyaltyShare’s services will significantly increase SpiralFrog’s music offerings across many genres.”

RoyaltyShare’s recently announced Content Management Service provides record labels and distributors with a cost-effective way to manage the complexities of the digital sales process, including the delivery of content to leading services such as SpiralFrog.

“SpiralFrog is creating a valuable new distribution channel for digital music, and our customers will benefit from this agreement,” said Bob Kohn, Chairman and CEO of RoyaltyShare. “SpiralFrog has taken the ad-supported model and made it a viable alternative to illicit file-sharing and pirate sites, which is good news for all participants in the digital music supply chain.”

SpiralFrog provides a comprehensive music experience that allows music fans to discover songs, albums, music videos, music news, artist bios, reviews, discographies and album art, among other rich content features. SpiralFrog also lets users create playlists and use a Facebook application that allows them to track the most popular downloads on the site.

How SpiralFrog Works

SpiralFrog offers music enthusiasts unlimited downloading of free and legal music compositions and music videos. SpiralFrog enables anyone to access and download files from a library of more than 1.1 million songs and 4,000 thousand music videos, with new content added weekly. To access the free content, users must only fill out a simple and quick registration form. As part of the SpiralFrog experience, users see relevant, targeted advertising that does not interfere with their enjoyment of music.

Songs and videos downloaded on SpiralFrog will play on Windows PCs running XP and Vista. Members can download to their PCs and synchronize their music with portable music players or music-enabled phones that support Windows Media digital rights management.

About SpiralFrog™

Headquartered in New York, SpiralFrog™ (www.spiralfrog.com) is a Web-based advertising-supported music experience that combines music discovery tools with free and legal downloads of audio and video content licensed directly from the catalogs of the world’s leading music owners. SpiralFrog offers music-lovers a compelling alternative to illicit file-sharing and pirate sites, with a secure environment for them to satisfy their unyielding passion and thirst for music and entertainment information at no cost.

About RoyaltyShare

RoyaltyShare is the worldwide leader in web-based royalty processing and digital content management solutions for the global entertainment industry. Utilizing an innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application delivery model, RoyaltyShare provides a suite of on-demand services dedicated to simplifying the increasingly complex digital sales process. Its state-of-the-art system and dedicated 24/7 support team enable music labels, distributors and publishers to accurately manage the entire digital sales process anytime, anywhere. RoyaltyShare’s service offerings include the ripping and coding of content, metadata management, storage and delivery of digital content, managing sales and distribution information, calculating royalties and generating Web-accessible royalty reports. RoyaltyShare’s web-based solution supports the management of content sold through digital, physical, subscription, mobile and other channels. For more information, please visit http://www.royaltyshare.com.