Articles tagged "itunes"

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MTV partners with Rhapsody to launch digital MP3 sales

by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler [PopMatters.com]

[1.Jul.08] :. On June 30, Rhapsody entered into exclusive iTunes territory as it launched its new MP3 store with MTV. Rhapsody will spend $50 million marketing the service over the next year, including more than...

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Apple sells 5 billionth song through iTunes

by Rex Crum [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[19.Jun.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. said it passed another online-music milestone Thursday in announcing that it has sold more than 5 billion songs through its iTunes Music Store. The sales figures suggest...

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Music biz looks at giving fans all the songs they want in exchange for broadband access fee

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[21.Mar.08] :. While most of the 12,500 registrants at the South by Southwest Music Conference were out playing on a beautiful early-spring afternoon a few days ago, the latest plan to save the music industry was...

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Sony BMG MP3s to be available at Amazon.com

by David B. Wilkerson [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[14.Jan.08] :. CHICAGO - Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Friday its music will be available in MP3 downloads from Amazon.com later this month without digital rights management restrictions. Sony BMG becomes the...

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Amazon.com opens online music store

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Sep.07] :. CHICAGO - Amazon.com wants to put a bruise in Apple Inc.’s digital music sales. By opening its own online music store Tuesday and setting the price for many best sellers at 10 cents cheaper...

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iPhone’s rivals: Do they measure up?

by Andrew D. Smith [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[8.Jun.07] :. Must you wait for Apple Inc.’s iPhone (and shell out $500) to get a device that truly combines communication and music? Competing manufacturers say no. I decided to see for myself by...

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Melodeo’s ripe, ready to say: Bite this, Apple

by Tricia Duryee [The Seattle Times (MCT)]

[5.Jun.07] :. SEATTLE - A handful of guerrilla marketing videos are expected to hit the Internet Tuesday, all poking fun at Apple and its attention-grabbing iPhone. It is yet another sign the wireless industry...

 

Beatles on iTunes a ‘nonevent,’ analysts say

by Ben Charny [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[12.May.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Despite signs that Apple Inc. may land a historic deal with the Beatles to make the band’s entire catalog of music available on its iTunes store, analysts say that such a move...

 

It’s hard for bands when Generation iPod just wants to press shuffle

by Jon Bream [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[11.May.07] :. MINNEAPOLIS - Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman, 22, was doing what many people of his generation do: multi-tasking. As he cruised through suburban Chicago, bellowing at the driver in front of him,...

 

As music lovers create their own mixes, the album is being redefined

by Chris Macias [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[12.Apr.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Album sales are in a seven-year decline as the computer has replaced the brick-and-mortar store as the gateway to record shopping. But don’t count the long-playing...

 

The Mac and PC are coming to a big screen near you

by Craig Crossman [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[11.Apr.07] :. Apple wants you to see its Macintosh as the control center of all your media or to use the phrase of its CEO, the “Digital Hub” of everything you see and hear. Put all your music, videos...

 

Apple marks iPod milestone; SanDisk ramps up competitor

by Rex Crum [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[9.Apr.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. took time to pat itself on the back for reaching a milestone in iPod sales on Monday, but as it did, one of its chief rivals took the opportunity to unveil a new digital...

 

Digital music industry finally faces reality

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[9.Apr.07] :. When Apple Inc. called a news conference last week, reporters on the tech and music beats believed they knew what was coming: CEO and Beatles freak Steve Jobs was going to make the announcement...

 

Is the Apple/EMI DRM-free world a paradise?

by Jason Gross

[4.Apr.07] :. No doubt that it’s big news when one of the last majors standing (EMI) gets in bed with Steve Jobs and friends to provide DRM-free music.  On the surface, this seems to be the breakthrough...

 

Music labels, Apple hit on iTunes restrictions

by Steve Goldstein [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[4.Apr.07] :. LONDON - The European Commission on Tuesday took the first step toward bringing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. and major record companies, objecting to territorial restrictions applied to...

 

EMI, Apple rock digital music world

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[3.Apr.07] :. It’s taken more than 10 years, but the music industry is finally starting to make peace with the MP3. In a groundbreaking move, EMI Group announced Monday that it will let digital music...

 

EMI, Apple to sell DRM-free music on iTunes

by Simon Kennedy and Dan Gallagher [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[2.Apr.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - EMI Group said Monday it will reverse strategy and begin offering its entire digital music catalog without anti-piracy software on Apple Inc’s iTunes Store - making it the...

 
 
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