Thumbplay

ABOUT THUMBPLAY

Thumbplay, Inc. is defining the mobile entertainment experience for U.S. consumers and is the nation's largest and fastest-growing provider of mobile content. Thumbplay.com features licensed music, video and games from some of the world's largest entertainment companies, including: EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Pictures Television, as well as several independent labels and artists and video game companies.

The company has maintained and grown its leadership position in the industry by providing its consumers with the best possible customer experience, including live, "24/7/365" bi-lingual customer service and a commitment to delivering the largest catalog of entertainment possible. Thumbplay's "locker" service also allows users to automatically back-up and store purchased items.

Headquartered in New York City, Thumbplay was founded in September 2004 by Are Traasdahl and Evan Schwartz. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, SoftBank Capital, i-Hatch Ventures, Redwood Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech, Brookside Capital Partners and Cross Creek Capital.

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Thumbplay Awards:

  • BusinessWeek's Best of the Web 2008 Music
  • BusinessWeek's Best of the Web 2008 Games
  • Deloitte's Rising Star 2008
  • New York Ten Awards: Best Executive Team 2008
  • OnMedia 100 2008 (a list of the top digital media, marketing, and advertising companies, based on innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz)
  • OnMedia Northeast Top 100 Companies 2008 (a list of the top 100 emerging companies from the Northeastern United States that are creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets)
  • Silicon Alley 25: The World's Most Valuable Digital Startups
  • Meffys Award for "Off Deck Services" 2008 (for offering mobile consumers added value for money and easy access to a wide choice of mobile entertainment)
  • AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies 2008 (a list of the hottest private companies in technology)
  • Webby Award: Mobile Marketplace & Services 2007
  • Webby Award: People's Voice 2007
  • New York Ten Awards: Best Emerging CEO 2007
  • New York Ten Awards: Best New Product or Service 2006

 

Thumbplay News

Thumbplay Supports Adobe "Strobe" posted Tue 12 May 2009 | by S. Lietz Today, Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced the global media companies, content delivery networks (CDNs), publishers and advertising networks which are embracing Adobe...

Billboard: ON EVERY SITE A RINGTONE posted Mon 11 May 2009 | by S. Lietz ON EVERY SITE A RINGTONEA New Service Extends the Reach Of A Faltering Mobile Music FormatBy Anthony Bruno for BILLBOARDMay 11, 2009Ringtone Sales are dropping sharply but record lab...

Thumbplay "OPEN Pro" Launched for Music Labels, Artist Managers - Makes Digital Music Sales Quick + Easy posted Mon 11 May 2009 | by S. Lietz NEW YORK - MAY 11, 2009 - Thumbplay, the #1 mobile entertainment destination in the U.S., today launched Thumbplay OPEN Pro (http://open.thumbplay.com), a first-of-its-kind online ma...