As the leader in custom media services for business, PlayNetwork blazes the trail for others to follow. Read below our latest press releases and news stories to find out about what we’ve been up to. You may also view our Company Milestones and Corporate FactSheet. For all other media inquiries, please feel free to drop us a note.
Press Releases
02/01/2012 - PlayNetwork to Reinvent Multi-Channel Branded Entertainment Experience Video, Social Media-Fueled Digital Signage and Custom Music Capture the Restaurant Chain's Story While Driving Awareness and Loyalty 01/24/2012 - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Launches Experience the City of Music, a Groundbreaking Initiative Showcasing the Region’s Music Culture 01/09/2012 - Young Women’s Fashion Retailer maurices Announces Music Partnership With Grammy Award Winning Rock Band Evanescence, as Voting Opens for maurices “Hometown Sound” Nationwide Band Search 12/05/2011 - National Young Women’s Fashion Retailer maurices Kicks Off Second Annual Nationwide Band Search, in Partnership with PlayNetwork and Sonicbids 11/22/2011 - HFA to Provide PlayNetwork with Licensing Solutions for In-Store Music ServiceArchived
11/17/2011 - PlayNetwork Hires John Wooler as VP of Music Services
11/17/2011 - PlayNetwork Appoints Tobias Hartmann as Vice President of International Business to Lead Global Expansion
10/20/2011 - PlayNetwork Ignites Innovative Digital Media Experience for UNIQLO Shoppers Around the World
05/20/2011 - The Original Bowling Company Sings Along to the Music with Karaoke Booths from PlayNetwork
05/19/2011 - PlayNetwork Enters Indian Market with Office 2000 Solution Pvt. Ltd. Partnership
05/02/2011 - PlayNetwork Appoints John Crooke as Vice President
04/19/2011 - PlayNetwork To Enhance rue21, Inc. Retail Experience With New MC550 Technology And Customized Programming
03/17/2011 - Eddie Bauer and PlayNetwork Kick Off Emerging Artist Program
03/09/2011 - Legendary Female Rockers The Bangles Partner with PlayNetwork, maurices for Exclusive Vinyl EP Release
02/24/2011 - PlayNetwork Expands International Business and Client Services Reach with the Launch of UK-Based PlayNetwork, Ltd.
02/18/2011 - PlayNetwork Amerinet Sign Agreement for Multimedia Services
01/05/2011 - Up-and-Coming Musicians Audri & Aaron Rock maurices’ Nationwide Band Search As “Small Town Sound” Winners
01/05/2011 - STS Winner
12/02/2010 - maurices Reveals Top 10 Finalists in Nationwide Band Search
10/27/2010 - maurices STS Voting
10/11/2010 - PlayNetwork® Customizes Media for Clients, Green Practices for Employees
09/21/2010 - maurices Kicks Off Nationwide Band Search
07/13/2010 - PlayNetwork Selects SeeSaw Networks as Exclusive Seller of Advertisements on Their Leading In-Store Video Screens
06/01/2010 - PlayNetwork Partners with Hello Music to Source Songs from Independent Artists
02/23/2010 - PlayNetwork Unveils MC500 Media Player
02/17/2010 - PlayNetwork Adds Media Savvy Executives to Its Expanding Senior Management Team
12/01/2009 - Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Serves Up PlayNetwork’s Serenade Music And Messaging Service To Enhance Customer Dining Experience
10/20/2009 - PlayNetwork Acquires Channel M To Expand Total Media Experience
10/15/2009 - PlayNetwork Drives Online Consumer Engagement To The Next Level With Branded Media
09/15/2009 - Bartell Drugs Taps PlayNetwork To Deliver Music And Messaging Service To Enhance In-Store Experience
08/13/2009 - Eastern Mountain Sports Turns To PlayNetwork For High-Impact In-Store Media Experience
07/28/2009 - The Wine Loft Calls On PlayNetwork To Create Environment And Ambiance For A Unique Brand Experience
03/26/2009 - Total Brand Experience Goes Mobile With PlayNetwork
12/09/2008 - Playnetwork Secures Its Spot On The 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
10/29/2008 - Playnetwork Ranks 60 On Puget Sound Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies Award For 2008
10/14/2008 - PlayNetwork Delivers The Ultimate In Music And Messaging Control With New Serenade Service
10/03/2008 - Playnetwork Ranks In Top Half Of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program For Washington State
10/02/2008 - Scheels Calls on PlayNetwork to Create Integrated Media Experience Worthy of the World’s Largest All-Sports Superstore
08/26/2008 - PlayNetwork Ranks No. 27 Of 50 In The Inc. 5000 Top Media Companies
07/22/2008 - PlayNetwork Celebrates Banner Year, Announces Key Milestones And Drivers To Company Success In Fy2008
05/16/2008 - From Dining Table To Web, Chili’S Uses Music To Deliver A Spiced-Up Experience
05/16/2008 - XM For Business Partners With Crown International To Increase Local Market Reach Nationwide
03/17/2008 - PlayNetwork To Host Pat Monahan As Headline Entertainment At W Hotel Media Event
02/26/2008 - PlayNetwork Continues to Deliver Starbucks Music
02/20/2008 - Under Armour Takes Top Honors In 2007 Chain Store Age “Retail Store Of The Year” Awards
12/12/2007 - XM Satellite Radio And PlayNetwork Announce Strategic Relationship
10/31/2007 - Under Armour taps PlayNetwork to help bring the UA brand to life at the company’s first retail location
04/17/2007 - HTI And PlayNetwork Announce Strategic Partnership: HTI Becomes The Media Service Company’s First VAR
02/26/2007 - PlayNetwork Develops Value-Added Reseller Program
12/18/2006 - First Licensed Music Podcast Service For Business Pioneered By PlayNetwork
10/03/2006 - PlayNetwork Named One Of Pacific Northwest’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies In Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program
05/25/2005 - Hollister Co. Awarded Digital Retailer of the Year
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Media Coverage
01/31/2012 - Seattle-Tacoma Airport Launches Initiative To Feature Local Music - The Huffington Post 01/28/2012 - Artists Lend Their Voices to Airport PSAs - MSNBC 12/05/2011 - Let the Music – and Video – Play: Eddie Bauer uses both to boost awareness of expedition brand - Stores Magazine 12/05/2011 - National Young Women’s Fashion Retailer maurices Kicks Off Second Annual Nationwide Band Search, in Partnership With PlayNetwork and Sonicbids - Yahoo! Finance 12/05/2011 - Music Discovery – Nationwide Band Search - kink 101.9fm 12/01/2011 - Space Odyssey – The Japanese specialty retail giant has landed a starship and planted its flag on Fifth Avenue - VMSD 11/22/2011 - HFA to Provide PlayNetwork with Licensing Solutions for In-Store Music Service - Music News Nashville 11/22/2011 - UNIQLO Stores In NY Launch With Digital Solutions - Retail Customer Experience 11/17/2011 - John Wooler Joins PlayNetwork - Tech Flash 10/20/2011 - PlayNetwork Completes Audio/Video Installation For Fifth Ave. UNIQLO - Chain Store Age 10/20/2011 - PlayNetwork Ignites Innovative Digital Media Experience for UNIQLO Shoppers Around the World - Digital Signage Connection 07/15/2011 - Sustainability as a Core Business Value - Intuit Small Business BlogArchived
06/30/2011 - The store of the future - Retail Systems
05/17/2011 - PlayNetwork in Redmond Announces John Crooke as new VP of Creative Redmond Reporter
05/14/2011 - PlayNetwork Partners Office 2000 The Hindu
03/20/2011 - Eddie Bauer and PlayNetwork Kick Off Emerging Artist Program at SXSW Mi2N.com
03/10/2011 - The Bangles to Release Vinyl EP Artist Direct
03/07/2011 - Girls Rock Showcase at SXSW
03/01/2011 - Multimedia in-store entertainment takes a leap forward as PlayNetwork enters European market with acquisition of Absolute Audio Systems Retail Technology Review
01/17/2011 - Audri & Aaron Win maurices’ Nationwide Band Search Dubbed “Small Town Sound” Artist Direct
12/15/2010 - Zooglobble interview with John Crooke of PlayNetwork zooglobble.com
11/30/2010 - The Rockin’ Restaurant: Integrated Entertainment Media Takes Dining Experiences to the Next Level RunningRestaurants.com
11/10/2010 - Local band competes in ‘Small Town Sound’ contest DecaturDaily.com
10/31/2010 - Indie rockers tell retailers: It’s OK, I’m with the brand New York Post
10/28/2010 - Local band enters nationwide contest CarmiTimes.com
09/22/2010 - PlayNetwork, maurices, Sonicbids Look For Independent Female Rockers Artist Direct Part of the Rogue Network
09/21/2010 - Female rockers sought for Small Town Sound contest Mickie's Zoo
03/18/2010 - DSE 2010 Content Award: PlayNetwork…Best Experiential Content
02/25/2010 - Digital Signage Expo Announces 2010 Content Award Winners
02/10/2010 - EMS Takes It Up a Notch Chain Store Age
01/29/2010 - CEO Spotlight – Lon Troxel, PlayNetwork
11/23/2009 - Vision for Future
10/20/2009 - Redmond’s PlayNetwork buying Channel M Retail Network
10/06/2009 - Piped-in Music: No Longer Just for Elevators
09/25/2009 - Pharmacy Chain Installs In-Store Music and Messaging System
09/11/2009 - The Theater of the Brand-Building Entertainment Experiences at Retail
09/01/2009 - Stores
08/27/2009 - Making Beautiful Retail Music
07/29/2009 - Wine Lost Chooses PlayNetwork
05/29/2009 - See You On the Other Side
05/01/2009 - Still Sizzling
03/27/2009 - PlayNetwork Adds Mobile Services
03/17/2009 - Restaurants Look to Play a New Song
01/22/2009 - Business Fees to Play Music Vary
12/15/2008 - Audio, Video and Digital Media Add Drama, Impace at Scheels
11/26/2008 - 10 Strategies for Enticing Visitors to Buy or Act
08/18/2008 - Marketing Nirvana
04/01/2008 - The New Deal
02/10/2008 - Tech Bytes
02/01/2008 - Retail Stores of the Year
01/01/2008 - Satellite Radio Goes Retail
12/15/2007 - Competing on Many Levels
12/14/2007 - Stores’ customized music cues holiday mood
11/14/2007 - PlayNetwork helps stores choose music to keep shoppers spending
11/02/2007 - Tidbits
10/04/2007 - PlayNetwork Helps Stores Use Music Video to Boost Business
09/12/2007 - How to Pick the Right Music for Your Store
09/01/2007 - In-Store Media Comes of Age
08/01/2005 - PlayNetwork Merges With CNE
07/06/2005 - Merger Wrapped up with Crows Nest
06/09/2005 - Digital Retailer of the Year
02/01/2005 - Sculpting Sound
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