Fabchannel.com has signed a multi-territory digital exploitation deal with Universal Music Netherlands covering live recordings of Universal artists performing at the Paradiso venue in Amsterdam.  

Under the deal, fans will have access to live concert videos from Universal artists performing at the Paradiso and other Fabchannel related venues.

Fabchannel will record the concerts in broadcast quality and make them available for fans to view on Fabchannel.com and to buy as video and audio downloads on its download store.

In addition, Universal will distribute the video and audio downloads across digital and mobile services.

Fabchannel CEO Justin Kniest says, “This is a significant step forward for Fabchannel. The quality of Universal Music artists contributes to our goal of offering our viewers the hottest and broadest selection of live music. 
   

“Today’s news is a milestone for Fabchannel’s ad-supported live music video model, which enables artists, labels and media companies to make their live music available. This model also gives brands and businesses new ways to connect and interact with a highly-engaged audience of consumers in the 25-and-under youth demographic.”

Fabchannel.com’s online concert video archive contains more than 850 live concerts from venues including the Paradiso and Melkweg in Amsterdam, the Sala Bikini and Apollo in Barcelona and The Roxy in L.A.

Tuesday, February 26 2008