The first DRM-free music video only download website launches today, having inked deals with EMI Music, Domino, XL and many more.

Ilovevideo (www.ilovevideo.com) today announced it has launched the first DRM-free (Digital Rights Management-free) music video retail store. Brought to you by the creators of the award-winning music portal Video-C, ilovevideo offers consumers ownership of high quality music videos for playback via handheld devices, Macs, PCs and media centres.

Ilovevideo already has agreements with the majority of independent UK record labels including Domino, XL Recordings, Beggars Banquet and Ministry Of Sound to distribute DRM-free music video content. These agreements enable ilovevideo access to the large back catalogues of high calibre artists including the Arctic Monkeys, The Pigeon Detectives, Gossip, Kate Nash, The White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand.

Users of the music video download site will also have complete access to all digitised music videos from EMI Music, the only major music company to be able to strike a deal with the service following its recent move to make its entire catalogue available in the DRM-free format.

Music videos will be available from seminal artists such as Queen, The Rolling Stones and John Lennon, right through to Coldplay, The Chemical Brothers, Kylie and Gorillaz.

Graeme Rogan, Head of Digital Sales, EMI Music UK, comments "We were keen to partner with ilovevideo in order to extend the reach of our digital products to consumers, offering them DRM-free audiovisual as well as audio content. It gives music fans greater access to our extensive music video catalogue and provides them with the freedom to play our videos across all available portable digital devices and online platforms."

Visitors to the new ilovevideo.com download store will benefit from the following:

  • DRM-free music video downloads to own forever
  • Access to a constantly growing number of titles from major and independent labels
  • 30 second previews and access to multiple download formats, including Apple QuickTime (.m4v) and Windows Media (.wmv)
  • A choice of Portable device' (30fps, 750Kbits/sec, 320x240) and TV / DVD/full screen' (30fps, 3200kbits/sec, 720x576) quality downloads
  • Coming soon - an exciting new range of exclusive content, including live gigs, artist interviews, music tutorials, director's cuts and behind the scenes footage
  • Top 10 video chart feature based on UK sales