Looking to cash in on the consumer craze for downloading cellphone ringtones, indebted media giant Vivendi Universal has set up a new joint venture to sell music products for mobile phones.
Songs and clips from Eminem, Elton John, U2
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Universal Music artists will be sold to mobile phone operators in the form of ringtones, logos, greetings and other products, Vivendi said in a statement on Monday.
The new service -- a joint venture between Vivendi's Universal Music International and Vivendi Universal Net units -- will kick off in six European markets: Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy.
