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"Working with CI has enabled us to access the digital marketplace, it's as simple as that."
Simon Wheeler
Head of Digital
Beggars Group
"Making the digital supply chain professional relies on really understanding the processes involved and, crucially, being able to deliver - the Vital-PIAS Digital services works closely with CI to do just that."
Adrian Pope
Manager
Vital:Pias Digital
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Brian Larson
Producer
iTunes
"Making the digital supply chain professional relies on really understanding the processes involved and, crucially, being able to deliver - the Vital-PIAS Digital services works closely with CI to do just that."
Adrian Pope
Manager
Vital:Pias Digital
"It's been great finding out that numerous labels we've closed deals with were managed by CI. This has saved us loads of integration time and 'digital headaches'!"
Krimo Maadi
Coordinator New Business Projects
Free Record Shop
"I am very grateful to be working with the incredibly intelligent, forward thinking, detail oriented staff at CI. The level of service they provide is unmatched and I would recommend CI to anyone."
Eleanor Blattel
Director of New Media
Sanctuary Group (USA)
"If all digital distribution companies were as passionate and efficient as CI, it would make the job of getting content into our service much faster and correct the first time. "
Jean Chadwick,
Director of Content
Napster
"Our relationship with CI means that we can concentrate on our digital sales and marketing initiatives safe in the knowledge that digitising and delivery is being taken care of by the best in the business"
Dominic Jones
Head of New Media
Pinnacle Entertainment
"CI provides an excellent technical infrastructure for delivering digital content to retail partners. CI allows us to retain full control over our assets… and is an indispensable component of our digital operations."
Caroline Hansen
Digital Operations Manager
Sanctuary Records Group
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Elizabeth Miller
Head of UK Label Management
Beatport.com
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DCM - Medium Label Service

If you have between 200 and 1,000 tracks then you can use CI's Medium Label Service. Unfortunately, at this time, CI only works with labels with more than 200 tracks - CI recommends that you approach one of its distributor clients if this is the case.

CI acts as the Digital Warehouse, Production Facility and Digital Courier for your digital music and video. CI digitises, stores, encodes and delivers any music or video to any online or mobile service in the world.

CI does not have any contracts with Music Services - we believe that labels should own that relationship. As a result, CI takes no revenue share - nor does it take any ownership of, or share in, your rights.

Your options are either to;

  • work out a commercial deal with a music service (e.g. iTunes) or sign up to an aggregate contract (e.g. through AIM) then contact CI to manage and deliver your music
    • or

  • work with one of CI's distributor clients who already has contracts with Music Services, and will help with the marketing of your assets.

Fees start from £150/month for CI's medium label service.

  • Reliability and Speed
    CI has ~100% success rate in digital delivery, with the ability to turn assets around within hours. CI has been audited by world-leading consultancies in competitive pitches to win the respect of its demanding client base.
  • Scalability
    CI delivers to any music services globally (note that the services CI delivers to represent hundreds of online retailers and mobile companies).
    CI manages the entire catalogues of some of the CI largest independent labels and distributors, including Vital:Pias Digital, Demon Music Group and Pinnacle Entertainment.
  • Affordability
    CI takes no revenue share. Treat us as your digital courier and as a warehouse for your digital products.
  • Tracking
    CI reports in real-time on delivery activity. As soon as your delivery is complete, you know.

CI is the European market-leader in music delivery services for Independent Record Companies and Distributors.

Process:

[1.] IMPORT Send us your data and CDs
 Quality control checks are applied to your data as it goes into CI systems
[2.] MANAGE Quality control
[3.] EXPORT Send to digital music services

Key Facts:

  • Massively scalable, secure systems
  • Terabytes of data, millions of database records and per-minute delivery
  • Unparalleled attention to detail, reporting and tracking systems
  • No revenue share and no assignment of rights to CI on deliveries
  • Unique and exclusive technology platform
  • Fully featured label and artist shops
  • Simple digital singles service
  • Real-time reporting on all deliveries and CI-hosted sales
  • Advanced customer support tools
  • Comprehensive support when clients need it the most