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Apple Brings Movies to iTunes Store in Germany
Apple has today announced that the major movie studios are now offering movies for purchase and rental on the iTunes Store in Germany. Movies are available from Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), The Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Television and independents…
Variable Song Pricing Set to Go Live April 7
The LA Times is reporting that variable song pricing on the iTunes Store will start on April 7. Apple announced the move in January at Macworld 2009 saying that as of April the iTunes Store would offer three song pricing tiers, $0.69 (£0.59), $0.99 (£0.79)…
Movies Available for Buying and Renting in High Definition
Apple has today announced that customers can now buy and rent high definition movie rentals from the iTunes Store. Starting today, movie fans can purchase box office blockbusters for download in HD for $19.99 from iTunes, and films will be available as iTunes Movie Rentals…
iTunes to Deliver Replay On-Demand Video Service?
According to AppleInsider , Apple is putting the finishing touches on a brand new feature to iTunes 8 that will allow iTunes video purchases to be streamed anywhere for playback. The service is said to be named iTunes Replay will see Apple storing users content…
HD TV Trickles onto UK iTunes Store
After bring high definition TV shows to the US iTunes Store late last year Apple has finally begun offering a small selection of shows on the UK iTunes Store. So far the selection is small with only "Lost", "Ugly Betty", "Grey's Anatomy", "Brothers and Sisters"…
Relationship Between Music Industry and Apple Remains Tense
When Apple announced at Macworld that iTunes music would be DRM-free the company also collapsed to demands from the industry to introduce a variable pricing model. Many saw the move as a sign that Apple and the music industry members were getting on better but…
Apple Moves to Dual CDN Strategy, Taps Limelight for Services
Dan Rayburn a watcher of the CDN (Content Delivery Network) industry and analyst for Front & Sullivan has pointed out that Apple appears to have switched to a dual provider setup. Apple has for years used Akamai to deliver downloads from its website and over…
Taking a Look at iTunes Plus
One of the biggest announcements at Macworld 2009 was that Apple would be selling all its music DRM-free by the middle of the year. Apple describes iTunes Plus as follows: Apple’s DRM-free format with higher-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio quality virtually indistinguishable from…
Apple Details Major Changes to iTunes Store
Launched back in 2003, Apple's iTunes Store has grown to the become America's most popular music retailer. With increasing competition Apple has announced today a major comeback. Apple announced several changes to the iTunes Store. Beginning today, all four major music labels—Universal Music Group, Sony…
Vanishing iTunes Movies Mystery Solved
Last week it was reported by Macworld that movies that were previously available on the iTunes Store had disappeared. According to Macworld of 15 films that had been bookmarked for later viewing only 6 were still available for purchase and rental. CNet has now managed…
Rumours of DRM-free iTunes Over Hyped?
CNet is picking fault with rumours that the iTunes Store will go 100% DRM-free today, or possibly next Tuesday. CNet is noting that negotiations with major record labels are ongoing and as far as it was concerned none of the negotiations were complete on Monday…
iTunes and Beatles Talks "Stalled"
According to a report from the BBC today Beatles guitarist Sir Paul McCartney is keen to see The Beatles make an appearance on the iTunes Store but former "heavy negotiations" between Apple Corps and former record label EMI have since "stalled." The BBC writes that…
iTunes UK Glitch Inadvertently Censors Song Titles
The BBC is reporting that a temporary error on the UK iTunes Store today has caused many non-offensive song titles to become censored. Searching through the store it appears that bands such as Hot Chip and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers were also censored. A…
Four Big Studios Begin Offering HD Downloads on iTunes Store
Apple has today announced that ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC have begun offering HD downloads of primetime programs in high definition on the iTunes store. Some of the more popular programs include "Grey’s Anatomy" and "Lost" from ABC, "CSI" and "CSI: Miami" from CBS, "Bones"…
Online Music Avoids Rate Hike
The Copyright Royalty Board decided late this week that it would not action a request to increase song royalties from 9 to 15 cents on music bought online. World of Apple reported this week that Apple was opposed to the request and had threatened in…
Apple Threatens to Close iTunes Store Over Royalty Hikes
Apple has written to a regulator threatening to close the iTunes Store if they approve a royalty hike which would see artists receive a 66-percent increase in commission from each song sold through online download services. Fortune is reporting that the Copyright Royalty Board is…
NBC Downloads Top One Million Since iTunes Return
Last week NBC returned to the iTunes store since removing all of its TV shows in September 2007 . Before NBC's pull-out the networks TV shows accounted for 40% of all iTunes video sales. Hollywood Reporter states that since the networks return on September 9th…
iTunes HD TV Downloads Include SD Version
It has been revealed that the $2.99 going towards an HD episode from the iTunes store is buying more than originally thought. Ars Technica is reporting that upon downloading an HD episode of a TV show, the SD version is also downloaded for use on…
NBC Returns to iTunes Store
Last year NBC announced that it would no longer distribute its TV shows via the iTunes Store, today Steve Jobs announced that the company would make a return to the store bring all its TV shows back with it. networks’ top 10 series available immediately…
Apple Shows Off iTunes 8, Available Now
Today Apple demoed a brand new version of iTunes for Mac and PC. iTunes 8 includes the new breakthrough Genius feature, which lets you automatically create playlists from songs in your music library that go great together—with just one click. Genius helps music fans rediscover…