Latest Software Drives Revenue Growth, Facilitates Music Management, and Enhances User Experience
TouchTunes, #1 in digital jukeboxes with the largest on-location digital entertainment network, today announced that broadband-enabled jukeboxes running its latest Gen3 software have demonstrated an average revenue increase of 25%, relative to previous Gen2 jukeboxes. In addition to driving more plays and higher revenue, the Gen3 software offers a rich set of operator management features which make it easier and more efficient than ever to operate and maintain a fleet of TouchTunes digital jukeboxes.
Gen3 is designed to take full advantage of broadband connectivity to provide live access to the TouchTunes catalog of over 200,000 songs (from a library of over 1 million), as well as offer other innovative features such as the myTouchTunes social network. “Gen3 software connected with broadband offers our customers a new and exciting experience at the jukebox. They get their music faster, and with myTouchTunes, they get ‘ownership’ of their music,” said Mark Zappa of Lorain Music & Vending, which is based in Concord, Ohio.
Peter Champagne of Commonwealth Vending in Quincy, Massachusetts, says, “We just started to tell people about myTouchTunes and they think it's a great idea -- and they’re really excited to get started. TouchTunes is the complete package for us!”
myTouchTunes, the industry’s first on-location and online community of enthusiastic jukebox users, enables members to create and share playlists, view other members’ playlists, discover new music, and find TouchTunes locations. Art Matin, CEO of TouchTunes, stated, “We think myTouchTunes will truly revolutionize the on-location entertainment. We’re engaging users on a whole new level to enhance their experience by providing them the ability to select at the jukebox playlists they’ve created themselves. Ultimately, this will help boost revenues for owners and operators by increasing plays.”
In addition to accessing the latest music, broadband-enabled Gen3 jukeboxes are able to support features such as live administrative e-mail alerts, credit card payment, and easier music management. Furthermore, in keeping with TouchTunes’ commitment to meet the needs of our operators and location owners, Gen3 will also offer full support for dial-up network connections for those locations without broadband access.
About TouchTunes
TouchTunes, #1 in digital jukeboxes with the largest on-location digital entertainment network, provides innovative products and solutions to nearly 30,000 bars, restaurants, retailers and other businesses in North America. TouchTunes introduced the world’s first digital-downloading, pay-per-play commercial jukebox in 1998 and now operates the largest network of on-location digital entertainment systems, playing over 1.4 million songs per day. TouchTunes maintains a digital music library covering more than one million fully-licensed songs from every major record label, plus independent music distributors and a host of indie labels.
TouchTunes is also leading the way in innovation by offering users new features such as myTouchTunes, a free web service in which consumers can create and share personalized play lists, find TouchTunes locations and become a part of the TouchTunes community. To learn more visit www.mytouchtunes.com.