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Apple wants to cut the basic video download in half—to $0.99—for most TV shows. We haven’t been able to confirm independently yet but this makes sense when you remember that iTunes is all about selling content to propel sales of hardware—not about
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No one has all the elements in place yet: big audience, vast selection, intuitive design, and a simple way to transfer movies onto portable devices and the living room television.But here’s my ranking of the five players that are “most likely to succe
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The arrangement starts today; more than 150 titles, including Dirty Dancing, will go up this month. That brings iTunes’ movie library past 400—still a far cry from the numbers available on some other sites, including newly launched Wal-Mart download b
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The third alternative is to abolish DRMs entirely. Imagine a world where every online store sells DRM-free music encoded in open licensable formats. In such a world, any player can play music purchased from any store, and any store can sell music which
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The “pie is getting bigger”? Yeah, maybe after they add that 25th hour to the day. And how about YouTube continuing to “host and stream vast amounts of unauthorized video”? Wait, I thought it was all “user generated content.” Pass the popcorn
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When CD sales finally tank completely, record labels will be faced with a tough decision: distributing music nearly exclusively through Apple's iTunes store or rethinking their approach to digital-rights management, or DRM, from the ground up.
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Viacom will be brave enough to join Disney on the iTunes store, selling movies from its studio Paramount. But in an effort to not ruffle Wal-Mart and Target’s feathers, the deal will only cover Paramount’s back catalog, including titles such as “For
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Among the findings: Less than 1% of content items played by iPod users on either iTunes or the device itself were videos. Among video iPod users, that percentage barely improves, up to 2.2%. Even measured by duration video comprises just 2% of total time
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Nearly 500,000 movies have been sold since Disney became the first movie provider on iTunes. (Iger said earlier that more than 125,000 were sold in the first few days.) About 12 million ABC shows have been sold on iTunes since the launch in October 2005 o
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The Walt Disney Co. has sold 125,000 digital copies of films through Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store in less than a week, generating $1 million, Disney expects revenue of $50 million in the first year from its iTunes partnership
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Wenn Google und Apple zusammenarbeiten bekommen eine Menge Leute Kopfschmerzen. 1. Microsoft wg. Musiksuche geht zu Apple -> Apple pusht Google Video und beide Kooperieren bei den Downloads
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Der iTunes Podcast Launch jährt sich und Apple wird immer noch mit verschiedenen Augen gesehen.$150 Mio Werbeausgaben/Jahr in 2008.Feedburner: 3.3 Mio Abonnenten für 56,000 feeds.Audio:VIdeo 10:1 Verhältnis.
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Apple erlaubt bald Grafische-Werbung in iTunes Podcasts. Dazu wird in der linken unteren Ecke ein Banner eingeblendet. Nicht klar ob das bei Premiuminhalten kommt. Networks machen $1.44 pro Download im vergleich zu 57cents Werbeeinnahmen pro Zuschauer.
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Inhalte des Subscription Modells reichen von The Daily Show (Mulitpass) bis Lost oder Desperate Housewives oder Inhalte von Comedy Central. Wobei der Season deal kein gutes Preis/Leistungs Verhältnis aufweist.
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Man kann über iTunes nun auch einen Multipass oder Seasonpass kaufen. Dann erhält man für $10 ($0.62 eine) bzw $35 alle Folgen in einem Monat bzw einer Season. Die Stücke bleiben erhalten auch nachdem man das Abo kündigt. Also eher ein Rabatt modell.
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Im iTMS gibt es nun auch Kurzfilme, die nicht animiert sind. Das sind die Oscarnominierten in der Kategorie: Best Live Action Short Film
