Here are 4 questions to Bill Valenti Ceo Melodeo : meledeo

Current status : Melodeo, a leader in synchronized Web / mobile digital media delivery, is dedicated to bringing consumers the best selection of on-demand music, radio, podcast and video programs for the Web and mobile phone. Melodeo combines powerful content, a simple user interface and access from any device, making it easy to enjoy and share entertainment with family and friends anytime and anyplace.

Can you tell us more about your news service ?
nuTsie, a new mobile music service that allows consumers to get their entire iTunes library on their mobile phone.  The nuTsie free public beta (available immediately at www.nuTsie.com), allows anyone to easily shuffle through all of their iTunes music and playlists in hi-fi quality on their mobile phone or on the Web.

nuTsie allows users to access all of their favorite iTunes music on a wide variety of today’s most popular phone models, with no expensive device upgrade required.  nuTsie is built on Melodeo’s proven high-quality, low-bandwidth mobile streaming technology, which means consumers never have to hassle with synching their phone to a computer, downloading music or dealing with limited storage capacity on their phone.

What is your business model ?
Melodeo is in ongoing talks with wireless operators and is considering a number of potential pricing structures for nuTsie, based on carrier interest or competitive direct to consumer pricing models

What are the projects, additional features you’re preparing ?
Melodeo will introduce new features in nuTsie with the upcoming release of a commercial version of the new mobile music service toward the end of the summer

What are the current users’ feedback, your learnings on the service’s usage ?
Melodeo’s nuTsie (new mobile music service) and Mobilcast (mobile podcast and radio listening service) continue to add users and improve on the mobile entertainment experience with the recent release of Mobilcast hi-fi and hi-fi audio streaming through nuTsie. With each release, the mobile entertainment service continues to get better and give people more of the entertainment content they want anytime, anywhere on their mobile phone.

Melodeo’s Mobilcast mobile podcast and radio listening service is available to more than 44 million consumers via deals with more than a dozen wireless carriers including Alltel and Cingular Wireless in the U.S., Rogers Wireless in Canada, 3 in the UK, TDC in Denmark and M1 in Singapore. Melodeo is also expanding service into Asia via their joint venture operating company in China, which is operated with Sony BMG and Warner Music Group.