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Wanadoo Signs Digital Music Contract for Loudeye's OD2 Services - Wanadoo expands online Music Club service to Spain and the Netherlands, continuing its involvement in providing legal digital music on the internet and further increasing the company's European broadband market leadership. PARIS, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Wanadoo, a France Telecom brand and European leader in broadband Internet access, and Loudeye Corp. (NASDAQ:LOUD), a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions, today announced a new contract confirming OD2, a Loudeye company, as the preferred content provider of digital audio music for Wanadoo services in Europe. Under the agreement, Wanadoo will continue operating its OD2-powered online Music Club in France and in the UK, while expanding into Spain and the Netherlands in November 2004. As a result, Wanadoo now offers its more than 3 million Broadband subscribers a service to legally download high quality digital music. Additionally, Wanadoo will offer the OD2 Music Manager Application, a proprietary plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player that offers the customer a personalized friendly interface and the ability to stream individual tracks. Olivier Sichel, Vice-President of France Telecom Home Communications Services, said, "with this new pan-European offer, Wanadoo has strengthened its European involvement in legal music distribution on the internet. Our music services are important to our broadband users and we look forward to rolling out the OD2 services into new countries as well as expanding our current offering to leverage new and exciting digital music features". Charles Grimsdale, president and managing director of Loudeye's international business operations, said, "as a leader in broadband internet access in Europe, Wanadoo is one of our flagship customers and we believe their contract expansion demonstrates the importance of digital music in driving branding, incremental revenue opportunities, promotions, cross selling and enhancing consumers' online experience". As part of the offer, Wanadoo will launch an unlimited on demand streaming package. For euro 7.99 per month, users will be able to play as many full length tracks as they want to in hi-fi quality. 400,000 tracks will be available from pounds Sterling 0.69/ 0.99 euro - for a limited promotional period. About Wanadoo Wanadoo, a brand from France Telecom, is Europe's No. 1 Broadband provider. Wanadoo has, at 30 June 2004, 9.3 million total customers -- 35% on Broadband -- and is the No. 1 ISP in France and the UK, and No. 2 in Spain and the Netherlands. About Loudeye Corp. Loudeye (NASDAQ:LOUD) is a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions and the outsourcing provider of choice for companies looking to maximize the return on their digital media investment. Loudeye combines innovative products and services with the world's largest music archive and the industry's leading digital media infrastructure enabling partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital media stores and services. For more information, visit http://www.loudeye.com/. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current estimates and actual results may differ materially due to risks, including the completion of the development of the platform; possibility of adverse changes in the market for distribution of digital music that Loudeye serves; adverse or uncertain legal developments with respect to copyrights surrounding the creation and distribution of digital content; pricing pressures and other activities by competitors; lack of market acceptance for Loudeye's products and services; the possible delay in the adoption of digital media or related applications on the web in general; and other risks set forth in Loudeye's most recent Form 10-Q, Form 10-K and other SEC filings which are available through EDGAR at http://www.sec.gov/. Loudeye assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: Loudeye Corp. CONTACT: European Contact, Simon Hill, +44 (0) 207 471 6826, or , or Chris Owen, +44 (0) 207 471 6851, or , both for Loudeye; or Nilou du Castel, , or Caroline Ponsi, , or Sebastien Goales, , all for Wanadoo / France Telecom, +33 (0)1 44 44 93 93; or U.S. Contact, Karen DeMarco, , or Yasmeen Coning, , both of mPRm Public Relations, +1-323-933-3399, for Loudeye Web site: http://www.loudeye.com/

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