Motorola - Soundbuzz Completed

Motorola - Soundbuzz Completed. Motorola has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based music download service Soundbuzz. Under the agreement, Soundbuzz will maintain its Singapore headquarters along with other offices in Mumbai and Sydney.

"Music is the heart and soul of the mobile entertainment experience, and with Soundbuzz as a part of our family, Motorola has the biggest heart and the most soul in mobile music in Asia," said Ian Chapman-Banks, Vice-President of Mobile Devices Marketing for Motorola Asia-Pacific.

"With a library of over 750,000 songs and half a million mobile music derivatives, Motorola now offers the people of the Asia-Pacific region an extensive music collection, all available for download either via the Internet or directly onto your mobile device," Chapman-Banks noted.

As you're probably already aware from last post (Soundbuzz Asian Digital Music Provider acquired by Motorola) , the American handset maker's idea to become the dominant player in the Asia-Pacific region. Their MotoMusic platform/service is now available in 13 countries and the company has signed deals with all big-name record labels (Sony BMB, EMI, Warner, Universal) as well as with over 45 independents. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.