announcement Destra Powers JB HI-FI In Digital Music...

announcement Destra Powers JB HI-FI In Digital Music Downloads
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Over 1.5Million Tracks Available for Download from
www.jbhifimusic.com.au

10 October, 2006, Sydney; Destra today confirmed its position as
Australia’s pre-eminent digital music provider of home grown and
international artists with the launch today of JB HI-FI’s new digital
music store www.jbhifimusic.com.au.

To complement the services provided on the new site, JB HI-FI will
launch
a music gift card, which can be purchased online through
www.jbhifimusic.com.au or through any one of JB-HI-FI’s 62 stores
nationwide. The music vouchers are affordably priced at $10, $20 and
$50.

JB HI-FI’s digital music experience features the following:

o Web store, with over 1.5million tracks available for download
o Over 30,000 MP3 files available for download to the MP3 player of your
choice (including Apple iPods)
o The catalogue available for download includes artists from some of the
biggest independent labels in the world including Beggars Banquet and
V2.
o Individual tracks start at $1.69 each
o Albums starting from $16.95

JB HI-FI Marketing Director, Scott Browning said, “The launch of
www.jbhifimusic.com.au will enable us to offer our customers the
ultimate
in choice, whether they prefer to purchase their music vouchers in-store
or on-line, coupled with one of Australia’s largest independent music
catalogues.

“The MP3 files available on the site will enable our customers to
download
to their preferred MP3 player. You are in control of your digital music
catalogue and how you to choose to enjoy that music,” said Browning.

Destra CEO, Domenic Carosa commented, “Destra is at the forefront of
delivering on the promise of digital music to Australians. We are
committed to breaking down the barriers that restrict the download and
playback of music from the Net, and offer our customers power over their
own listening experience. The catalogue of MP3 files offered on the
JB-HI-FI site is at last giving choice to the online music consumer in
Australia.

“JB HI-FI’s customers will have access to over 84,000 different artists
across all music genres. The new music vouchers will be the perfect
Christmas gift for anyone with an MP3 player, offering them the chance
to
expand their digital music catalogue in their own time.”