Apple slaps back at NBC in iTunes spat
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A day after reports said NBC would not renew its iTunes contract, Apple counters by announcing it will not offer NBC's new TV shows.
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An unhappy iTunes online music store customer is suing Apple Computer Inc. , alleging the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing iTunes to work with its own music player, the iPod, freezing out competitors, court filings showed.
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Apple says NBC Universal's demands would have increased the price consumers pay for shows.
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As music growth shows signs of slowing, Jobs looks to extend its iTunes formula to movies and the living room. By Pete Mortensen. Plus: Check out our Apple Keynote blog.
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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- With competition heating up in the online music business, the American digital media group, RealNetworks Inc. yesterday declared war on Apple Computer and its popular iTunes in ternet music store by lowering prices for ...
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News Corp has no plans to pull its television shows from iTunes like NBC Universal, but echoed the media industry's calls for Apple to offer more flexible pricing, a top executive said in an interview on Tuesday.
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Universal music renegotiates its deal with Apple's dominant music service.
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Apple cut a few companies off at the knees this week with its announcement about iTV.
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While Apple&#39;s iPhone division basks in the glory of the media spotlight, the Mac-maker&#39;s iTunes division is baring the brunt of some potentially game-changing news.
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NBC Universal will pull its television programming from iTunes in December after the two sides failed to reach an agreement regarding the pricing of its video downloads.
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NBC Universal and Apple were unable to come to an agreement on pricing, leading to the withdrawal which highlights escalating tensions between Apple and media companies.
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News Corp&#39;s president and chief  operating officer said on Friday he expected to have  contentious negotiations with Apple over showing its television  programs on iTunes.
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Apple to NBC: 'You can't fire me! I quit!' The Americanized version of "The Office" will soon disappear from Apple iTunes. The Reg couldn't care less - we prefer the original, and we have no interest in watching even our favorite TV shows on an overpriced, DRM-shackled, handheld status symbol - but many uncultured Apple-loving web mavens are sure to be very upset.â¦
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It didn't take very long for NBC Universal to find a new outlet for its programming following its break with Apple. The channel's shows will now be available through Amazon for the same price they were on iTunes.
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NEW YORK - NBC Universal is trying to find profitable ways to make its TV programs available online after discontinuing sales of new shows on Apple Inc.'s iTunes, chief executive Jeffrey Zucker said.
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(InfoWorld) - Contract negotiations between Apple and NBC Universal regarding video content in iTunes are getting nastier and staying public. In a statement, NBC disputes Apple's characterization of the companies' contract renegotiation and says that its TV programs will be available on iTunes through early December. Late last week,Â Apple said that NBC wanted to increase the price for its video contentÂ so much that iTunes would have to sell individual TV shows for $4.99, instead of $1.99, like the rest of the available programs. Because Apple wasn't willing to agree to that price hike, NBC declined to renew its contract, Apple said. So that it wouldn't have to stop selling programs in December -- the middle of the TV season -- when their contract ends, Apple said it wouldn't offer any NBC shows for the upcoming season. But Apple may have a bigger battle on its hands if it does pull those shows from the iTunes video store. In its statement, NBC said that all returning series including new episodes would be available on iTunes through the end of the contract. NBC also said that rather than asking to double the wholesale price of its programs as Apple contends, it wanted to offer end-users more flexible pricing, including bundling packages of shows for a set price. Apple has mostly stuck to a policy of flat pricing despite pressure from content owners to allow for variable pricing. The exception is in the music store where a selection of songs that come without copy protection cost more. Both companies took jabs at each other in their statements. Apple called NBC's suggested pricing change a "dramatic price increase." NBC responded thus: "It is clear that Apple's retail pricing strategy for its iTunes service is designed to drive sales of Apple devices, at the expense of those who create the content that make these devices worth buying." NBC also sells programs on Amazon.com and very soon plans to start offering its shows and others for free on Hulu.com, a joint venture company with News Corp. So far, sales in the iTunes video store are relatively low. During 2007, the store should generate about $300 million, according to estimates from Forrester Research.
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By JESSE NOYES  After decades of legal wrangling, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs and the Beatles agreed to bury the hatchet, raising hopes that the Fab Four's songs may soon make an appearance on the popular iTunes music store.