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Sony BMG joins Nokia's Comes With Music


April 22, 2008 Until the announcement, unveiled Tuesday at Dave Stewart's central London business hub the Hospital, only Universal Music Group had come on board the content-bundling initiative, having struck a content licensing deal last December. Speaking at the launch function, Tero Ojanpera, executive vp and head of Nokia Entertainment, spoke with almost a philanthropic air about what the service hopes to achieve. Nokia recently denied press reports that the Finnish handset maker was paying $35 to Universal Music Group for each Comes With Music phone sold.

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