Press release
23 November 2005

Bulldog announces the ‘Bulldog Lounge’ entertainment portal with music, video and photos

Bulldog Communications, the UK market innovator in broadband and telephony services and pioneer of LLU (Local Loop Unbundling), today unveiled the ‘Bulldog Lounge’ www.bulldoglounge.com, a revolutionary new home entertainment portal. The Bulldog Lounge allows users to download music, stream video content and upload digital photos thanks to partnership agreements with leading content providers 24/7 MusicShop AG, ROO and PhotoBox.

Emanuele Angelidis, CEO Bulldog commented: “The Bulldog Lounge demonstrates the true potential of a high-speed connection, with downloads and streamed media available in real-time. Consumers don’t want to waste time, they want one site for their media needs, which not only offers the best value, but also the widest selection; the Bulldog Lounge offers a groundbreaking solution on both counts. Customers want broadband to be fast, simple, good value, easy to use and fun. The launch of the Bulldog Lounge is just the first phase of developing our entertainment offering.”

The service is available to all internet users, with downloads taking just seconds for Bulldog customers with an 8 meg connection.

Music lounge

The Bulldog music lounge is provided in conjunction with & Wireless Music Download Service and 24/7 MusicShop AG, a leading provider of digital distribution services for the music industry. At launch over half a million tracks are available from the major record labels including Sony BMG, Warner, EMI plus many independent labels. This catalogue of available tracks is expected to grow significantly in the coming months.

Bulldog TV

Through a strategic partnership with internet video broadcasting technology provider, ROO, Bulldog TV brings net users the best of visual entertainment services. Visitors can choose from breaking news, music video clips, movie trailers and a dozen other channels which can be enlarged to fill the screen and watched like television. Links to the best of the web’s video streams complete the rich media experience.

Bulldog Photos

Access to online digital photography provides the finishing touch to the online entertainment experience. Working with PhotoBox, Bulldog Photos enables users to create online albums, share and print their digital photographs, send free e-cards and create personalised photo gifts. New customers will receive 20 free prints and online album space for storing, sharing and printing digital photos.

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