International Business News - itunes http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Apple Inc. said Thursday people have bought more than 5 billion songs from its iTunes online music store. In addition, Apple said, iTunes customers are now renting or buying more than 50,000 movies daily. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/apple-itunes-sells-more-than-5-billion-songs.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:57:39 EDT Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/apple-now-sells-hbo-shows-on-itunes-store.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:41:51 EDT Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on DVD. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/itunes-movie-downloads-to-be-available-day-of-dvd-release.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:55 EDT Apple Inc. announced Thursday a new agreement with top Hollywood studios that will allow them to start selling movies through its iTunes Music Store on the same day as the titles are released on DVD. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43284-apple-itunes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/apple-itunes-movies-netflix-dvd.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/apple-itunes-movies-netflix-dvd.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:51 EDT Apple Inc. was sued Wednesday over allegations its iTunes online music store and iPod music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/apple-sued-over-itunes-technology.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:56:00 EDT The release of software from a firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker, "DVD Jon", is likely to leave the music and film download world in a frenzy. The music sharing startup, doubleTwist, released a self-titled program which allows consumers to move music files, images and video from their computers onto other devices, like Sony's PSP and a handful of cell phones. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/28398-music-store.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/doubletwist-apple-itunes-hacker.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/doubletwist-apple-itunes-hacker.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:52:52 EST "American Idol" fans will be able to download their favorite performances thanks to a new agreement between the Fox talent show and Apple Inc. Performances by "Idol" semifinalists go on sale on iTunes this week for 99 cents per song, the show's producers and Cupertino-based Apple announced Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/itunes-to-carry-american-idol-songs.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:52:28 EST Gone are the days of leaving the comfort of your home to rent a DVD. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/9590-apple-ceo-steve-jobs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080115/2008macworld-apple-movies-itunes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080115/2008macworld-apple-movies-itunes.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:29:01 EST Apple will soon announce steps to resolve European Commission charges that its iTunes stores broke EU rules by setting prices country by country in Europe, people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. The announcement may come later on Tuesday or at the latest by Thursday, the sources said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080108/apple-eu-itunes.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:30:26 EST