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iTunes Store Celebrates Fifth Birthday
The US iTunes Store is celebrating its fifth birthday today, a new section has been launched on the store to mark the occasion. The US iTunes Store (known at the time as iTunes Music Store) launched on April 28th 2003, to mark this Apple has…
ITV Shows Come to iTunes UK
Apple has quietly rolled out ITV television shows onto the UK iTunes Store today. ITV joins the BBC and Channel 4 who joined earlier in the year. "Enjoy the best in award-winning drama, comedy, entertainment and cult classics from ITV and Granada Ventures," a note…
NBC Wants Back on iTunes, Pushing for Anti-Piracy Measures
George Kliavkoff, NBC's chief digital officer has mentioned the possibility of NBC returning to iTunes after a nasty break-up late last year . The chief noted during the Ad:Tech conference that the company would "love" to come back to iTunes but price and piracy points…
Starbucks and Apple Offer Free Music and Video With Promotion
Starbucks and Apple today announced "Pick of the Week," a new program offering coffeehouse customers a chance to discover complimentary new music and music videos each week. Pick of the Week featured artists include a great line-up with Carly Simon, Duffy, Counting Crows, Adele, Sia…
Apple Confirms iTunes as Top US Music Retailer
Despite c onfusion earlier in the day about NPD market share data, Apple has clarified that for the January-February 2008 iTunes was the largest US based music retailer. “We launched iTunes less than five years ago, and it has now become the number one music…
Apple Briefly Held No. 1 US Music Retailer Spot, Returns to No. 2
Ars Technica reports that some Apple employees recently received an internal email containing an Excel spreadsheet showing Apple as the top music retailer in the US for the month of January 2008. On the spreadsheet containing data from NPD Apple leads the pack with 19%…
Apple Begins Selling TV Shows in Germany
Apple has today announced that it will be selling television shows from some of Germany's top TV networks on iTunes including ProSieben, Sat.1, ZDF Enterprises, Brainpool and US broadcasters ABC Studios and MTV Networks is now available from the iTunes Store in Germany. iTunes customers…
Amazon Takes Second Place in US Download Chart [Update: Maybe Not]
USA Today reports that Amazon's MP3 store has moved into second place behind iTunes in digital music sales in the US. The huge jump in Amazons position comes as consumers seek DRM-free music of which Amazon has a catalogue of 4.5 million compared to iTunes'…
Apple Offers Further Details on Season Pass Credits
Last week it was reported that Apple had been discretely offering partial refunds and/or credits. In an email to Season Pass subscribers, Apple has detailed its plan to offer two free download credits for Season Pass subscribers to be used to buy TV shows, music…
REM to Perform at Regent Street Apple Store
REM will play at the Regent Street Apple Store next week as part of the ongoing "Live from London" series. The performance which will take place on Wednesday 26 March will coincide with the bands album release (iTunes link). Attendance will be extremely limited -…
In Brief: Channel 4 Shows Available on iTunes
The UK iTunes Store (iTunes link) now has a selection of shows from Channel 4 available. UK dwellers can now download every series of Channel 4 comedies such as ‘Spaced’, ‘Black Books’ and ‘Peep Show’. In addition, the latest episodes of popular dramas ‘Skins’ and…
Apple Planning Unlimited iPhone, iPod Music?
The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is currently in discussions with the music labels in an effort to allow customers to have unlimited access to their entire iTunes library simply by paying a premium for an iPod or iPhone. "The “all you can eat”…
iTunes Store Partial Credits and Video Credits Following WGA Strike
Ars Technica points out that following the long writers strike iTunes Store customers have been feeling the strain. Buyers of season passes have been left in the limbo as TV seasons either partially completed or were left with no new episodes. Apple appears to now…
Lionsgate Joins Digital Copy Scheme
Lionsgate film house announced Monday that it is working with Apple to provide Digital Copies on its DVDs. An iTunes Digital Copy is a file that can be easily transferred from a DVD disc to iTunes where it can then be viewed on the PC…
Beatles on iTunes "in the coming months"
thisislondon.co.uk and UPI are both reporting that Sir Paul McCartney is set to release the entire Beatles back catalogue to iTunes to help pay for his divorce from Heater Mills. The singles and albums will reportedly be available "in the coming months" with the deal…
In Brief: Apple to Fall Short of 1000-Movie Promise? Time Capsule Begins Shipping
Apple to Fall Short of 1000-Movie Promise? AppleInsider briefly notes that Apple has around 35 hours to add over 200 movies to the iTunes Store before it falls short of Steve Jobs' claim to have 1000 movies by the end of February. The site reports…
iTunes Moves to Number 2 Music Retailer in US
Apple announced today that iTunes has become number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest data from the NPD Group. Apple also announced that there are now over 50 million iTunes Store customers. iTunes has sold over four billion…
iTunes 7.6.1 Released, Movie of the Week Promo Begins
Apple has released a minor update to iTunes via Software Update, version 7.6.1 improves compatibility and contains several bug fixes. The following description is provided from Apple about the update: iTunes 7.6.1 includes several bug fixes and improves compatibility with Apple TV software version 2.0…
BBC Worldwide Shows Hit iTunes Store
Following on from rumours that came to light earlier today, it appears that BBC Worldwide content has begun to appear (iTunes Link) on the UK iTunes Store. As of writing the content is only available in the UK. The following shows are now available from…
American Idol Performances Exclusively on iTunes
Apple has announced via press release that they have partnered with Fox Broadcasting Company to provide performances from Season 7 of American Idol the day following the broadcast. “We have some truly outstanding talent this year, and by working with Apple and iTunes, we’re giving…