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| iTunes Store Canada Content Disclosed |  | Apple has disclosed the content it is making available on the iTunes Store Canada. The company claims to have inked in deals with major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate and Maple Pictures.
Featuring over 1,200 films av ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 04:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iTunes Sells Over 5 Billion Songs |  | Apple made it official today that its music business has again hit a landmark, this time having sold over five billion songs through the iTunes Store. iTunes is currently the number one music retailer in the US, having surpassed Wal-Mart in popularity just a few months ago.
iTunes features the largest music catalog having more than eight million songs, with over 50,000 movies being rented and purchased every single day, making ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| GTA IV Soundtrack Compilation Available on iTunes Europe |  | Controversial video game developer Rockstar has announced the availability of "The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV" soundtrack compilation and "The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern: Liberty City Invasion: Music From and Inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV" via the European iTunes Store. The latter contains eight new tracks made exclusively for DJ Green Lantern's radio show ("Liberty City Inva ... [read more >>] | | 22 May 2008, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NBC Shows Available on iTunes UK |  | Quietly, as always, Apple has made a selection of NBC TV shows available on the UK iTunes Store. This confirms earlier reports of NBC Universal trying to get its content back on the software-based, online digital media store operated by Apple Inc.
Heroes - Season Two, ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ITV Sticks its 'Cold Feet' in iTunes UK |  | Following recent reports that British BBC viewers would be able to download a selection of programs straight from Apple's digital store, Apple is announcing that ITV programmes are now available on iTunes UK. Users will be able to download complete series of classic ITV ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Updated Versions of Scrabble and Mini Golf for Your iPod |  | Are you a naughty fellow/gal? Do you like playing word games with people that have bad accents (or bad education)? Well, now you can give those people a break and play word games on your iPod. How about elegant sports, such as golf? Are you a fan of those too? If so, this is your week, bec ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 05:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NBC Gone From iTunes Store |  | The dispute between Apple and NBC earlier this year, and the subsequent pulling of the shows from the iTunes Store was widely reported. Since then, the issue has been pretty much forgotten until now, when December has arrived and the shows are gone.
With the expiration of the contract between Apple and NBC, all of the content that it covered is no longer available to customers. The list is quite extensive, including content fr ... [read more >>] | | 03 December 2007, 08:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Announces Special Led Zeppelin iTunes Offer |  | Besides recently lowering the price on all iTunes Plus music and adding a great many artists from independent labels, Apple is continuing to differentiate itself from competitors through special offers. Fans of Led Zeppelin will be glad to know that Apple is offering an iTunes special treat.
A special digital box set containing Led Zeppelin’s entire discography, adequately dubbed "The Complete Led Zeppelin," is now ... [read more >>] | | 24 October 2007, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vivendi Tries to Spook Apple |  | Vivendi, one of the major labels is trying to make some waves by drawing attention to how badly its partner in the digital download business is treating it. Not only did Vivendi call Apple out on its horrible methods, but also announced that they are actively looking for new partners.
Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy has taken a stand against Apple, calling the contractual terms and the amount of the money they receive from ever ... [read more >>] | | 25 September 2007, 10:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| TV Networks Are Each Going Their Own Way |  | Things are definitely heating up in the digital video download market and unlike with music, the studios seems to be more willing to experiment and reach out into new ways of getting their content across. Despite the conflicts, Apple is holding its ground and doing things its way.
NBC Universal’s fall out with Apple had people worried that other networks would follow suit but it would seem that this was just a minor step on th ... [read more >>] | | 21 September 2007, 10:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Still Hoping For Pan-Euro iTunes Store |  | Despite being investigated by the European Commission, Apple is still hoping that one day it will be able to operate a single pan-European iTunes Store. While Apple is under investigation, it is not the main focus, and has been acknowledged as being placed in a position where it had little say in the matter.
While Apple’s lawyers were defending the company in Brussels in the hearings on non-uniform pricing of songs across the ... [read more >>] | | 21 September 2007, 08:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Competing with iTunes Store Movies |  | The digital movie download market may not be as big as the music one, but it is definitely growing and heating up. While Apple is fighting NBC over variable pricing and contract renewals, Sony is pondering its entrance to the market.
Sony is contemplating the creation of its very own direct-download movie store, the firm told the press. Spokesman Shigenori Yoshida mentioned that the company was "looking into the area&quo ... [read more >>] | | 04 September 2007, 11:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Event on September 5th? |  | Rumors of an Apple special on the 5th of September have become so widespread that one would think Apple had actually issued a formal announcement. Although other products are not being ruled out, new iPods are expected to be the main focus of the event, with at least one new model being presented.
Apple is usually highly secretive about new products, especially when it comes to brand new ones or major revisions of existing h ... [read more >>] | | 27 August 2007, 10:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iTunes Store to Become World's Largest Supplier of Music? |  | Not that long ago, the iTunes Store became the third largest music retailer in the United States, with a track record of over three billion songs purchased since its inception. Apple’s service has been seeing a steady and stupendous growth, surpassing other online retailers and catching up quickly to brick and mortar stores. Given its performance so far, there is nothing preventing the iTunes Store from becoming the world’s bigg ... [read more >>] | | 15 August 2007, 06:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Video Bites The Dust |  | At the beginning of last year, Google decided to get into the online video business, with its Google Video service. Now, the company has decided to pull the plug and stop showing paid programming on August 15. While this may not be huge news, it does show a glimpse of what could happen with other similar services.
Google Video has been offering a wide range of video content such as sports, music and news, since January 2006. ... [read more >>] | | 14 August 2007, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Introduces 'My iTunes' Web Widgets |  | Apple has been expanding into new directions over the past few years the iPhone being the latest example of the company breaking new ground. However, not all new ventures need to be as big as the iPhone and Apple has often started small only to work their way up. ‘My iTunes’ seems to be a good example of Apple heading into new directions and starting small.
The ‘My Tunes’ web widgets that Apple has just launched give users a ... [read more >>] | | 13 August 2007, 08:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Planning Ad-Funded iTunes? |  | The iTunes Store has been going strong for quite some time now, everybody is happy with it and no major changes are expected. Subscription for music is a model that simply doesn’t work for customers as shown by the lack of success of Napster and others, but it would be the desired method of enjoying video content. While many are still waiting to be able to rent movies, Apple might be preparing a special ad-funded iTunes.
The ... [read more >>] | | 02 August 2007, 07:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple’s iTunes Store Sold Three Billion Songs |  | Despite not being in the headlines too much these days, Apple’s iTunes Store continues to be doing extremely well and growing its position as a leader in digital music sales. The service has just passed another significant milestone, that of three billion songs.
The service is still going as strong as ever and has recently surpassed both Amazon and Target to become the third largest music retailer in the US. Fueled by the pop ... [read more >>] | | 31 July 2007, 12:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Sued By Eminem |  | Apple’s iTunes Store has been selling music from top artists for years now, but in a recent development it seems that at least some artists have been blissfully unaware all this time. Apple is being sued by artist Eminem’s music publisher as a result.
The multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Apple Inc. alleges that the company is violating copyrights by allowing unauthorized downloads of the artist’s songs.
The core of the p ... [read more >>] | | 31 July 2007, 12:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Digital Music Sales Double |  | iTunes is an important piece of the puzzle for Apple. Not only does it facilitate communication with all the gadgets that keep coming out, but it is also the gateway to Apple’s iTunes store, which is a force to be reckoned with.
Apple’s digital download service is not only the dominant force in online sales, but it has already become the third retailer in the United States, placing it in a position of great strength. The main ... [read more >>] | | 05 July 2007, 09:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iTunes Store 3rd Largest U.S. Music Retailer |  | With the iPhone due for launch at the end of the week, Apple’s other services and products tend to get buried in the avalanche of news, reports and rumors about the mobile phone. But this doesn’t mean that Apple’s offerings are becoming irrelevant, quite the contrary, and the company is pushing forward on all cylinders. The iTunes Store has now become the third largest retailer of music in the United States.
Apple’s iTunes St ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2007, 07:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Partners with Yahoo Japan |  | It looks like Apple is really piling on the iTunes Store partnerships. After the recent deal with Mebo, the company has now partnered with Yahoo Japan Corp. to become its default music download service.
Visitors to Yahoo Music pages will now see prominent links in the menubar and one click access to iTunes instead of those from Mora, a Sony Corp.-affiliated music download service. Up until now, Yahoo Japan had relied ... [read more >>] | | 15 June 2007, 09:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Partners with Bebo |  | Apple has been getting their iTunes program out into the world as much as possible lately. First with iPods, then with iPhones and now with social networking sites, Apple is making sure that iTunes reaches everywhere. The recent partnership with Bebo will see iTunes functionality embedded directly into the social networking website, further cementing its lead.
Through the partnership, Bebo’s 8.8 million users in the UK and Ir ... [read more >>] | | 14 June 2007, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Warner Music Japan Catalog Now Available on the iTunes Store in Japan |  | Despite Apple’s iTunes Store being the dominant force in the digital download market, Apple’s service is still far from perfect when it comes to content. Not everything is available for purchase, and in some areas there are large chunks of content missing. Fortunately, the Cupertino Company keeps adding new contents as it works out deals with the labels. Such is the case of the Japanese iTunes Store, which has just been expanded ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2007, 09:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple's DRM Free iTunes Songs Identify The Buyer |  | Apple may have launched iTunes Plus and started selling DRM-free music, but that does not mean that they have given pirates a free hand. Regardless of whether or not the songs you buy from the iTunes Store have DRM, they do have tags that identify you as the buyer of that song.
Those thinking that the new DRM-free music available for download from the iTunes Store is ‘free music’ should think again. Each and every track can be ... [read more >>] | | 31 May 2007, 11:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Maroon 5 Breaks iTunes Store Sales Record |  | Much to the chagrin of the major record labels, the iTunes Store is well known for the tendency of customers to buy individual tracks rather than whole albums. As true as this might be, it does not mean that Apple’s service is not a serious player when it comes to album sales.
Maroon 5's sophomore album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," has broken the Apple iTunes Store sales record in its debut week, the ... [read more >>] | | 31 May 2007, 05:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Entire Paul McCartney Solo Catalog Coming To Apple’s iTunes Store |  | Hot on the heels of the announcement that the Beatles will be arriving on iTunes comes the press release from EMI that announces Paul McCartney’s solo catalog. Fans will have plenty of content to choose from in the upcoming days.
EMI Music is preparing a comprehensive re-launch of Paul McCartney’s solo catalog, including new digital campaigns as well as physical re-releases. This means that, for the very first time, McCartney ... [read more >>] | | 15 May 2007, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ticketmaster and Apple iTunes Store Partner for ‘Summer of Free Music’ |  | Apple has partnered with Ticketmaster to offer a ‘Summer of Free Music’. For every concert ticket purchased online at Ticketmaster.com you will receive a complimentary ten-song digital music sampler showcasing a variety of emerging and established artists. Furthermore, for every purchased ticket to any summer concert, scheduled to take place between Memorial Day (May 28) and Labor Day (Sept 3), buyers may download one complimentary song o ... [read more >>] | | 10 May 2007, 09:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Walt Disney Sells 23.7 Million TV Shows and 2 Million Movies via Apple iTunes Store |  | With digital music downloads being such a mature and popular market, it is not surprising that they are the top story when it comes to the iTunes Store’s success. Despite being under the radar most of the time, both TV shows and movies are an important part of the iTunes Store.
The Walt Disney Co. recently announced net profit for Q2 07 of $931 million, or 44 cents per share, compared to $733 million, or 37 cents per share, c ... [read more >>] | | 10 May 2007, 09:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Four New iPod Games on The Way |  | The long spell of inactivity regarding iPod games was broken when Apple released iQuiz. While games for the portable media player are still scarce, things are getting better and it looks like there will be new additions to the existing titles.
During their financial results, Electronic Arts revealed that they will be publishing four new games for the iPod sometime this year. Not surprisingly, the exact list of the games was n ... [read more >>] | | 10 May 2007, 09:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iTunes Exclusive Song Breaks Billboard Top 10 During Fundraising Event |  | The iTunes Store is still going strong, and has broken another record, during a charity fundraising campaign. For the first time ever, an iTunes Exclusive song debuted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100.
During a special event that aimed to raise awareness and funds for children and young people living in extreme poverty in the United States and Africa, the iTunes Store made history again. The song in question is Carrie Und ... [read more >>] | | 07 May 2007, 08:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Labels Will Fight Jobs Over DRM Free Music |  | While Apple’s deal with EMI for DRM free content has given Apple a stronger position in the upcoming negotiations with the music labels, it looks like the labels are still going to put up a fight.
It is no secret that Apple and Steve Jobs have been pushing for the removal of Digital Rights Management for quite some time now. This initiative was regarded as a marketing push by Apple for a long time, and many argued that Apple ... [read more >>] | | 07 May 2007, 08:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Sued Again |  | Apple keeps getting slapped with lawsuit after lawsuit, and they seem to be getting more and more flamboyant by the day. The latest one claims that the iTunes Store, and everything it touches, infringes on a smaller firm’s patents.
Filed on April 24th in the Texas court division, the 5-page complaint by Internet media firm Individual Network LLC claims that Apple is violating their patent related to targeted media delivery.
... [read more >>] | | 02 May 2007, 08:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple to Add Song Lyrics to iTunes Store |  | Last summer, Gracenote secured the rights to distribute lyrics from nearly 100 music publishers, including BMG Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, and dozens of prominent independent publishers. Earlier this week, Yahoo! announced its licensing deal with Gracenote, and started to offer legal, licensed song lyrics from hundreds of thousands of ... [read more >>] | | 26 April 2007, 09:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Releases ‘iQuiz’ iPod Trivia Game |  | When Apple first announced games for the iPod, there was much excitement. Unfortunately that’s pretty much where things ended since Apple has not really done much with the games and has not opened the door to let other game developers jump in.
However, despite not doing much with them, Apple has not totally forgotten games on the iPod and has just released “iQuiz.”
The iTunes Store describes iQuiz as a “fast-paced entertainme ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2007, 07:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iTunes Store Also Breaking the Records |  | While the record number of iPods sold is the big story, the iPod would not be everything it is today without backing from the iTunes Store which is its own success story, in more than just music.
Apple’s media virtual storefront has passed the 2.5 billion song mark, meaning that it is now selling a whooping billion songs about every six months. Furthermore, TV shows passed the 50 million shows sold mark as well and well over 1 ... [read more >>] | | 09 April 2007, 16:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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