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Loudeye Expands Collaboration With Coca-Cola in Europe; Launches Music Store in Switzerland Following Success in Great Britain and Austria, MyCokeMusic Launches Today in Switzerland; Store Powered by Loudeye's OD2 Services COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Loudeye Corp., (NASDAQ:LOUD), a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions, today announced the expansion of its digital music collaboration with Coca-Cola in Europe through the launch of a Coca-Cola branded music store in Switzerland powered by Loudeye's OD2 services. Live today at http://www.mycokemusic.ch/, consumers can search, sample, stream and download digital music from a catalog of more than 400,000 tracks. In addition to popular international music, MyCokeMusic in Switzerland features an extensive selection of music and artists specific to the Swiss region. The store was launched by Coca-Cola as a strategic marketing tool for strengthening relationships with younger consumers and driving positive brand recognition. In January 2004, Coca-Cola launched a music store in Great Britain powered by Loudeye's OD2 services. The store, which can be found at http://www.mycokemusic.com/, experienced more than 10,000 downloads within the first 24 hours. In May 2004, Coca-Cola expanded its music services to Austria using the OD2 platform. "The new collaboration with Coca-Cola in Switzerland, as well as our recently announced expansions with MSN and Wanadoo in Europe, demonstrate the increasing significance of music downloads as a strategic business tool," said Anke Fleischer, manager of Loudeye's OD2 services for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. "Our worldwide presence and experience building and launching custom branded music stores for our customers, make us an ideal partner for companies and brands looking to deploy global music services." About Loudeye Corp. Loudeye is a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions and the outsourcing provider of choice for companies looking to maximize the return on their digital media investment. Loudeye combines innovative products and services with the world's largest music archive and the industry's leading digital media infrastructure enabling partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital media stores and services. For more information, visit http://www.loudeye.com/. Forward Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current estimates and actual results may differ materially due to risks, including the possibility of adverse changes in the market for distribution of the digital media services targeted by Loudeye's OD2 services; pricing pressures and other activities by competitors; lack of market acceptance for Loudeye's products and services; possible delay in the adoption of digital media or related applications on the web or over mobile networks in general; and other risks set forth in Loudeye's most recent Form 10-Q, Form 10-K and other SEC filings which are available through EDGAR at http://www.sec.gov/. Loudeye assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: Loudeye Corp. CONTACT: U.S., Karen DeMarco, +1-323-933-3399, or , or Yasmeen Coning, +1-323-933-3399, or , both of mPRm Public Relations, for Loudeye Corp.; or Europe, Peter Jefimiec of Faktor 3, +49 (40) 679 446 53, or , for Loudeye Corp.; or investor relations, Michael Dougherty of Loudeye Corp., +1-206-832-4000, or Web site: http://www.mycokemusic.com/ Web site: http://www.loudeye.com/

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