Universal 'may end iTunes deal'
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Universal is reported not to be renewing its long-term deal to sell its music through Apple's iTunes.
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The dispute between Apple and NBC Universal over the pricing of video on iTunes grew more heated as Apple announced it would not add any new NBC shows to the online storeâs inventory.
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Major press sources including The New York Times this morning are citing anonymous executives reportedly with direct involvement in negotiations, as saying Universal Music Group has opted not to renew its annual contract with Apple's iTunes. The company will instead opt for a month-by-month arrangement, similar to what it has with smaller MP3 distributors.
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Come December, popular NBC shows like Battlestar Galactica and The Office will no longer be available through the iTunes Store, after NBC (the No. 1 supplier of digital videos to iTunes) decides not to renew its contract with Apple. The decision follows Universal music's shunning of the iTunes Store and announcement of the upcoming Hulu, NBC Universal's own stab at online television.
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BusinessWeek is reporting that Apple is near to closing agreements with all of the top studios.
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Apple is near to closing agreements with all of the top studios, BusinessWeek reports.
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Blog: Warner Music has reached a settlement with music-sharing service Imeem. Could legal music-sharing services finally be poised to take off?
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NBC Universal, unable to come to an agreement with Apple on pricing, has decided not to renew its contract to sell digital downloads of television shows on iTunes.
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The Beatles&#8217; noticeable absence from Apple&#8217;s iTunes Store could soon be a thing of the past if a report in Fortune proves to be correct. The Time Warner-owned business magazine is reporting that Apple is close to a deal for putting the British rock group&#8217;s music catalog online. What&#8217;s more, Fortune reports, Apple could be on the verge of becoming the exclusive online source for Beatles downloads for a limited time.
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Apple and EMI's agreement to offer DRM-free music tracks is unlikely to be threatened by the record label's changing ownership. In fact, say some analysts, the choice may have been a demonstration to potential investors of the company's forward-thinking ways.
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Universal Music Group, the world&#39;s  largest music company, said on Friday it closed its $2.19  billion acquisition of BMG Music Publishing, which means it can  begin to sell off some European publishing rights as directed  by regulators.
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Vivendi condemned as &quot;indecent&quot; the  contract terms between its Universal Music Group (UMG) unit and  Apple Inc, the computer maker whose iTunes online store  dominates the digital music market.
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NBC Universal has decided against renewing its contract to sell digital downloads of television shows on Apple Inc's iTunes.
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A consumer group in the United Kingdom has requested that authorities investigate iTunes' pricing schedule.
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Apple is recommending that iTunes users stick with Windows XP for now. The iPod-maker is warning that its music store software might not be compatible with Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system.
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Apple&#39;S iTunes caused upset yesterday by securing the Band Aid charity single Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas for sale at 79p, instead of the Â£1.49 its rivals, from Napster to HMV, are asking customers to pay.
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Apple Computer, maker of the iPod music player and online iTunes Music Store, is likely to be forced into a multimillion-pound payout to Apple Corporation, the Beatles&#39; management