25 March 2008 11:45 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott
Sony BMG is considering launching a stand-alone subscription service for its catalogue of music. The company currently offers its songs DRM-free through Amazon MP3 in the States, but this would be a European offering too."We are working on an online music subscription service", Sony BMG CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.
"The simplest option would be a flat rate under which a monthly payment would provide access to our entire music catalogue for all digital players, including Apple's iPod."
With a charge of around 6 to 8 euros per month (£4.70-6.25) for unlimited access, unlike most similar services, the possibility was mentioned that subscribers could get to keep songs after they end their subscription.
Schmidt-Holtz said that Sony BMG is currently in talks with "other major music distributors" and that cooperation agreements with mobile phone manufacturers are also in discussion. Audio, Music downloads, Sony BMG, iPod, Biz
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