Music Unleashed in 22 New Territories as Deezer Ventures to the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Brazil

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MUSIC UNLEASHED IN 22 NEW TERRITORIES AS DEEZER

VENTURES TO THE MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AFRICA AND

BRAZIL Latest launches mark the arrival of Deezer across the Middle East, Asia

and Africa

Deezerbrings the first legal music streaming service to the Maghrebregion Web-based streaming service gives music fans music everywhere, on

any device

28 January 2013

Global music subscription serviceDeezeris bringing unlimited music to new parts of the world

this week, as the service announces its launch in twenty-two new regions including Brazil, the

Republic of Korea, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates.

The arrival of Deezer in these regions is set to change the way people listen to music. With

more than 20 million tracks available at the click of a button across all devices including

smartphones, laptops, tablets and wireless Hi-Fi speakers, music will now be accessible to

music fans in areas as diverse as Yemen and Iraq in more ways than ever before.

Axel Dauchez, CEO of Deezer, said: As we continue to expand our footprint across the

world, were thrilled to be making more music accessible to more people, in some of the

most remote corners of the globe. Forget about the constraints of geographical borders and

old music distribution networks; the evolving digital infrastructures and mobile uptake in

Africa, Asia and the Middle East offer hugely exciting growth potential for our service. And as

we continue to broaden our reach, were able to deliver the most interesting and engaging

local content and services, tailored to the market. Each launch helps further our strategy to

be a truly global service.

Mathieu Le Roux, Managing Director of Deezer across all of Latin America and the newly

opened Brazil said: Launching in Brazil is a great example of Deezers plan to take music

streaming everywhere, especially to emerging countries where theres great growth
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potential for everyone, both artists and fans. With the new Latin American headquarters in

Sao Paulo, Deezer hopes to reinvigorate the local music distribution market, bringing an

exciting, innovative and legal solution for music consumption. We believe that the

importance of music to Brazilian culture and the countrys widespread adoption of social

media will help us get very positive results here

Bringing the first legal music streaming solution to the Maghreb region marks a move into an

untapped growth market. As digital infrastructure starts to improve, Deezer will become a

powerful platform to help bands, artists and labels get paid fairly for their creative work.

Deezers arrival in each of these markets will bring with it locally curated music and editorial

content to deliver music fans with the best experience possible. In the Middle East, Deezer

marks the regions first music streaming site, delivering the best local content and editorial in

Arabic.

Yasmine Hamdan, a leading Lebanese singer songwriter commented on the launch: Deezer

brings music to all, allowing art & culture to circulate in a free, instant way. Democratizing the

music space in this way creates a melting pot that opens up great opportunities for new

talent. Musicians from all over the world can easily engage with fans and new audiences

without barriers of time or space. This all makes it a very exciting time to be an artist.

Deezer has launched in the following regions:

Algeria Bahrain Brazil Egypt

Hong Kong Iraq Jordan Kuwait

Lebanon Morocco Oman Pakistan

Philippines Qatar Republic of Korea Saudi Arabia

South Africa Taiwan Tunisia United Arab Emirates

Venezuela Yemen

With the expansion into these twenty-two new regions, Deezer is now present in 182 countries

around the world, consolidating its position as the one truly global music subscription service.

Deezer is available now in each of the new regions as a standalone service, with locally

relevant content and features to be rolled out in the near future.

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About Deezer

Deezer delivers an exciting, broad and truly global music experience to more than 26 million

music fans across 182 territories. With 3 million subscribers, more than 1 million Facebook fans

and more than 100 million shareable playlists, Deezer allows fans to enjoy music

unconstrained by any of the barriers of the past, providing unlimited access to a catalogueof 20 million tracks, instantly available on any device - smartphone, laptop, tablet, home

speakers, car, or work PC. Deezers mantra is music discovery, helping fans rediscover the joy

of finding and sharing fantastic new music through specially selected editorial

recommendations for every single market in which it is present. With an international

partnership with Facebook and strategic telecoms partnerships Orange, Everything

Everywhere and Telenor, amongst many others, Deezer is committed to bringing music to

new audiences worldwide.
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Music Unleashed in 22 New Territories as Deezer Ventures to the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Brazil