We received a very prompt reply from itunes regarding affiliates & musical placement, so sharing , most of you may well be aware of these companies eg tunecore etc ... but here are some useful links to other reputable companies that deal with this service.


Based in North America             
Name    Delivers Globally    iTunes Plus    Ringtones
Avatar*
       
Catapult*
       
CD Baby*
       
IDEA
       
Ingrooves
       
IODA
       
IRIS Distribution
       
Redeye Distribution
       
The Orchard*
       
Tunecore*
       
Virtual Label
       

• known to accept independent artists
  

               
               
Based in Europe (and where located)              
Name    Delivers Globally    iTunes Plus    Ringtones
AWAL (UK)
       
Artspages (NO)
       
Basepoint Media (DK)
       
Believe (FR)
       
Broad Street Digital (UK)
       
Dicentia (DE, DK, FI, NO, SE)
       
DiGiDi (DK)
       
IC records (IS & UK)
       
Kiver (IT)
       
Kontor New Media (DE, IT, PT)
       
Kudos (UK)
       
La Cúpula [House of Music] (ES)
       
N.E.W.S (BE)
       
Pinnacle (UK)
       
Portal Latino (ES)
       
Ordis (AT)
       
State 51 (UK)
       
The Music Business Organisation AS (DK)
       
Uploader/IODA (UK)
       
Zebralution (DE)
       
               
               
Based in Australia & New Zealand              
Name    Delivers Globally    iTunes Plus    Ringtones
AmpHead Entertainment (The Orchard AU)
       
Musicadium
       
Show Off Recordings
       
Digital Rights Management NZ/Amplifiger Digital
       
               
               
Based in Japan              
Name    Delivers Globally    iTunes Plus    Ringtones
Rightsscale
       
BounDEE
       


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AUDIOBOOKS:
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good luck greg
blakhatz


 

I'm new to all this.

What do these organisations provide?

Cheers

Denis

They provide music placement. You send them your music, and they get it sold..   that is what they do. Stores, catalogs, etc..  They get your stuff out there...

Cool

Cheers

Jim