Steve Jobs and Hollywood: Friend or Foe?
Variety has a long story about how Steve Jobs learned to work with Hollywood, and vice-versa, and the long term implications of the relation… Read more »
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Microsoft Preparing for Music Player, Store?
By Rafat Ali
This rumor and speculation has been on about this for a while and now NYP has some more: it says that MSFT has quietly restarted licensing t… Read more »
European Interop Pressure On Apple Increases
Add Norway, Denmark and Sweden to the list of countries trying to force interoperability on Apple iTunes and iPods. A spokeswoman for the Sw… Read more »
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Apple, Creative Could Have Been Partners; Instead, They’re Adversaries
Once upon a time, Apple and Creative Technology Ltd could have been partners in the MP3 business. Now, they’re adversaries fighting it out i… Read more »
PDF Magazine Downloads in iTunes
By Rafat Ali
Music, audio and video podcasts, silent text podcasts, and more recently, Apple has started to offer magazine PDF downloads as well….at le… Read more »
ABC.com Update: New Use; Full Season Of Alias, Commander
When a cut cable left 190,000 St. Louis-area households unable to see the finale of “Lost” on Charter, the Post-Dispatch reports ABC affilia… Read more »
NBC News Joins ITunes With Current, Archive Video; No Nightly News
NBC Universal expands its presence in the iTunes store with NBC News … the portfolio doesn’t include the “Nightly News with Brian Williams… Read more »
Unlocking The iPod? Rights vs Content
By Rafat Ali
I am not sure this would happen as smoothly as this B2.0 story on commerce/rights vendor Navio makes it out to be…but at least now we know… Read more »
Urge-WMP11: Can’t Win If The Idea Is To Woo Current iPod Users
I was a guest on Tom Ashbrook’s On Point (on WBUR) Monday, along with Brian Cooley, editor at large for CNET for a brief chat about the diff… Read more »
Apple Countersues Creative Over Patents, More
It didn’t take long for Apple to respond to Creative Technology’s claims its Zen patent had been infringed. Apple has filed suit in a Wiscon… Read more »
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Discovery Joins iTunes With Series, Specials From Six Networks; Also, Four Networks Now Live On VDC
Discovery Communications is the newest entrant in the iTunes library. The package includes series and specials from the Discovery Channel, T… Read more »
Softbank-iPod Phone Rumor: Not Happening
By Rafat Ali
We mentioned a Nikkei story this weekend about a possible Apple iPod phone tie-up with Softbank. It is being denied now by Softbank…oh wel… Read more »
Creative Suing Apple; Claims Violation of “Zen” Patent
Skunked in retail, Singapore-based Creative Technology Ltd. is going after Apple in U.S. District Court for what it claims are “willful” pat… Read more »
UPDATE: The Apple/Softbank Team-Up — Denied
By James Quintana Pearce
I’m getting pretty tired of the speculation surrounding a possible iPhone (the latest being a deluge of articles based on a report in Nikkei… Read more »
Apple, Softbank Plan iPod Phones?
By Rafat Ali
So says Japanese news agency Nikkei, picked up by Reuters (the original story is here on Nikkei website, but behind subscription wall): Japa… Read more »
French Senate Alters DRM Bill To Answer Complaints By Apple, Others
The French Senate passed a version of a controversial copyright bill Wednesday 164-128, moving the changes closer to law. First, a committee… Read more »
Sony News: Sony-Apple Compatible; S3′s LaunchPad Online; PSP’s PlayStation Spot
By Rafat Ali
A slew of Sony-related news/accouncements:
– Sony’s Now Compatible With AAC: Sony has symbolically said, “we suck”. It will make its latest… Read more »
More on Fox-iTunes: 16 Shows, More Than 250 Episodes
A dramatic late-ish entrance to the iTunes party for News Corp. … The Fox-iTunes deal includes four networks, 20th Century Fox Television… Read more »
Fox Makes Major iTunes Content Push: 4 Nets; 24, Shield, Buffy, Etc.
You’re reading it here first … Content from News Corp. networks Fox, FX, Speed and Fuel and a 20th Century Fox Television sci-fi block wi… Read more »
NBA, iTunes Strike Playoff Deal; Includes Team Option
NBA SVP Brenda Spoonemore made it clear during our recent interview that the NBA is open to multiple video delivery and business models. The… Read more »
Beatles Lose UK Trademark Suit Against Apple; Will Appeal
Apple Corps, the label founded by the Beatles, lost a trademark case against Apple Computers, which successfully argued before a British cou… Read more »
Beatles Lose UK Trademark Suit Against Apple; Will Appeal
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Corps, the label founded by the Beatles, lost a trademark case against Apple Computers, which successfully argued before… Read more »
It’s Official: Pixar Is Part Of Disney Now
A deal that at times looked like it could never happen is finally complete as Pixar shareholders vote yea. Disney will issue 2.3 shares per… Read more »
Apple Supposition Back In The Media
By James Quintana Pearce
Speculation and supposition about Apple and the iPod/music phone conundrum is back in the media.
Playlist notes a statement by ABI Research… Read more »
Apple Patents Bookmarking Songs Over Mobile?
By James Quintana Pearce
I’m not an expert, but…it seems this patent could have far reaching effects for the mobile industry. Apple appears to have filed a patent… Read more »
France And iTunes: Confusion May Be The Only Certainty
The Inquirer reports that the French legislative effort to require interoperability has been “gutted” in a victory for Apple but the IHT ver… Read more »
Apple Renews Flat-Rate iTunes Music Contracts
By James Quintana Pearce
Apple has won the battle with the record-labels over “variable pricing”, which would have seen the cost of a lot of songs rise. Apple has an… Read more »
So Much For Variable Music Pricing At iTunes; Labels Renew
It’s been expected for weeks and now it’s official — the four largest record companies have backed away from talk of variable pricing for m… Read more »
Apple May Put Up Ads in iTunes; Working With ESPN
By Rafat Ali
In the scheme of things, this was to be expected: Apple is considering putting ads within the iTunes client/environment, reports Ad Age…Th… Read more »
Labels May Back Off On Differential Music Pricing
By Rafat Ali
The power of a monopolist, against former monopolists: The music labels may be on the verge of waving the white flag in front of Steve Jobs,… Read more »
Earnings: AAPL: iPods, iTunes By The Numbers
iTunes:
– 2.9 million-plus songs
– 60,000 podcasts
– 9,000 music videos
– 70-plus television shows (if everyone who’s said they’re worki… Read more »
Earnings: AAPL: iPods Contribute 39 Percent Of Q2 Revenue; iTunes Turns Profit
Music continues to grow in importance for Apple Computers. The company sold 8.5 million iPods in the traditionally weak March quarter, a 39-… Read more »
10-K Watch: Audible’s Deal With Apple & Sales Through iTunes
By Rafat Ali
Spoken word company Audible filed its 10-K annual report last week, and some interesting details from it about its relationship with Apple,… Read more »
Labels, Apple Debate Over Variable Pricing Unlikely To Be Resolved Soon
AP/P-I: We’ve been writing about this all along — the major music companies feel inhibited by Steve Jobs’ insistence on standard $0.99 pric… Read more »
10-K Watch: Audible’s Deal With Apple & Sales Through iTunes
By Rafat Ali
Spoken word company Audible filed its 10-K annual report last week, and some interesting details from it about its relationship with Apple,… Read more »
Will Apple iPod Phones Hit The Market On Schedule?
By Sahad PV
More iPhone rumors…Here is a report based on two anonymous sources saying that Apple’s iPod phone could be delayed due to “significant tec… Read more »
Apple V. Apple: “Even A Moron In A Hurry” Should Know The Difference
Or so says the attorney for Apple Computer during his opening in the trademark case. Anthony Grabiner: “It’s obvious that the content comes… Read more »
Legalese: Apple, eBay, TiVo All In Court Wednesday
Three court cases are in the spotlight today with varying potential effects.
TiVo- EchoStar: TiVo co-founder Mike Ramsey testified today tha… Read more »
ABC Shows To Go Subscription On iTunes
By Rafat Ali
ABC is making “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost” the first network entertainment shows available for download on a subscription basis via App… Read more »
Watch Me Pull An iPhone Out Of My Hat! This Time For Sure…
By James Quintana Pearce
“Although rumors have circulated for years that the company would develop its own handset, Apple watchers now say they are almost certain th… Read more »
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