BT, Sony BMG Ink Deal

LONDON, October 2: A range of music videos from Sony BMG
will be made available for on-demand access on BT’s next-generation TV service,
BT Vision, slated to launch this fall.

The videos will also be available from November through the
BT Vision Download Store, a service offering film, television and music
downloads to PCs and Microsoft-compatible portable devices.

The deal gives BT Vision
customers exclusive early access to many of Sony BMG’s newly released videos.
Artists include Foo Fighters, Jamiroquai, George Michael, Justin Timberlake,
Beyonce, Christina Aguilera and Bob Dylan.

BT Vision already has music agreements in place with Warner
Music, VPL, i-concerts, NBD and Eagle Rock, in addition to its other content
deals with BBC Worldwide, NBC Universal, Paramount, National Geographic
Channel, HIT Entertainment, Nelvana and Turner Broadcasting, as well as with
the FA Premier League for ‘near-live’ matches for 3 years from the 2007/08
season.