Melodeo: We'll stream iTunes to your phone

Melodeo on Tuesday said it plans to help music fans stream their iTunes digital-music playlists to mobile phones.

Privately held Melodeo, which already delivers Web-based audio clips to phones, said the service--now in test mode--will enable consumers to listen to digital music on the go without a portable player. It also will help listeners access songs in their iTunes library on more than one personal computer.

Melodeo is considering various revenue models for the service, which comes ahead of Apple's expected launch this month of its music-playing iPhone. The company could charge monthly fees or software download fees, or it could play audio advertisements, according to David Dederer, Melodeo's vice president for music services.

While consumers can buy songs through Apple for 99 cents per song, Melodeo is not selling copies of songs for consumers to store on their phones--it simply plays songs based on those stored in a customer's iTunes library.