MQA has partnered with Universal Music Group in a multi-year deal to encode UMG's catalog in the MQA format, to be made available to music streaming and download services that support MQA. MQA delivers "master quality audio" in a file size that's small enough to be streamed, and TIDAL recently added MQA to its top-tier streaming service. UMG has not yet announced the first albums that will be available in the MQA format.

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Music technology company MQA and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, announced that the companies have entered into a multi-year agreement that will encode UMG's extensive catalog of master recordings in MQA's industry-leading technology, promising to make some of the world's most celebrated recordings available for the first time in Hi-Res Audio streaming.

Today's announcement comes shortly after the launch of the cross-industry marketing campaign "Stream the Studio," launched at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and spearheaded by The DEG (The Digital Entertainment Group) to raise awareness of the advantages of Hi-Res Audio streaming.

Mike Jbara, CEO of MQA, commented, "We're very pleased to be working with Universal Music to achieve our goal of moving studio-quality sound into the mainstream. Universal's timeless catalog and impressive artist roster will fuel music streaming services worldwide and enable the premium listening experience for all music fans."

Michael Nash, Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy at UMG, said, "The promise of Hi-Res Audio streaming is becoming a reality, with one service already in the market and several more committed to launching this year. With MQA, we are working with a partner whose technology is among the best solutions for streaming Hi-Res Audio, and one that doesn't ask music fans to compromise on sound quality for convenience. We're looking forward to working with Mike and his team at MQA to make our industry-leading roster of artists and recordings available to music fans in the highest quality possible."

MQA - the award-winning technology which delivers master quality audio in a file small enough to stream - debuted on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL, at the beginning of this year, and is also available internationally on several music download services.

Additional Resources
• MQA Partners with Warner Music Group at HomeTheaterReview.com.
• TIDAL Adds MQA Recordings to Its Premium Tier at HomeTheaterReview.com.