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Apple Ropes the Peacock in iTunes TV Deal; Ups Prices (Updated)

I was watching my favorite TV show last night (The Office on NBC) when I saw a banner come up across the bottom of the screen saying that you could now download it to your iPod from the iTunes Music Store. Apple has signed a deal with NBC to carry a number of their television […]

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iTMS Outsells Traditional Music Retailers

The Chicago Tribune (free reg req’d) reports that Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store now sells more music than Tower Records or Borders, according to analyst firm the NPD Group. Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes online store was ranked the seventh-largest music retailer in the U.S. in the third quarter, breaking into the top 10 for the […]

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iTunes' TV Show Sales Alienates ABC Affiliates

“By making an episode of ‘Lost’ available for download last week just half a day after it aired, for a $1.99 charge, ‘Apple may have helped open a Pandora’s box for the media business,’ the Wall Street Journal reports…

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ITMS Just Training Wheels for iTunes Video Store?

Richard Ackerman revisits the rumor of an iTunes Video Store Why is The Incredibles movie trailer inside of iTunes? I wondered why Apple put trailers inside of iTunes. But I have figured it out. Apple is building the platform for selling video downloads the same way they sell music downloads. Why do they host trailers […]