iTunes made a much-needed upgrade to its movie download business with today's news that major Hollywood films will be available on Apple's retail site day-and-date with their DVD releases. The movie downloads on the iTunes Store are flowing from Disney, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, … [Read more...]
iTunes rental card: Disney, Fox, Par, WB
Studios on board for Apple's new iTunes movie rentals are Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the L.A. Times reported Sunday, citing "people familiar with the plans." The movie industry's hometown paper usually gets this sort of thing right. That list of studios is similar to speculation here and there. … [Read more...]
iTunes, Fox going to the movies
20th Century Fox movies are headed for iTunes in a deal to be announced at Macworld, London's Financial Times is reporting. The partnership includes inclusion of Apple's FairPlay digital rights code into some new Fox DVDs. That means the DVDs could be burned to one computer and an iPod player. The Fox content on the iTunes store would be for … [Read more...]
iTunes and video iPods: Where’s the fire?
NBC's divorce from the iTunes store is official. The TV content that made up something like 40% of video sales has left the iAuditorium, as foreshadowed last fall when NBC Universal and Steve Jobs went to war over the network's desire to test $2.99 pricing for some of its shows. That primetime content now can be found on NBC.com, the new NBC … [Read more...]
NBC Universal walks on iTunes Store
NBC Universal, the provider of about 40% of the videos downloaded on the iTunes Store, is calling it splits with the Apple retail site. The media beehive apparently pulled out over pricing and piracy concerns. Universal Music Group, which belongs to France's Vivendi, walked last month. The New York Times says this could be big trouble for … [Read more...]
