News Archive for 06/05/18

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ABC.com draws 3m, takes on iTunes?

05/18, 7:00pm

ABC.com draws 3m

Ad-supported television content seems to have a future. ABC today reported that over 3 million viewers haved watched its television shows since it launched the television service just two weeks ago. Reuters reports the numbers provide early sign of demand for television content on the Web and challenge the "ad-free", but paid content available via Apple's iTunes. The Walt Disney Co. is looking into a variety of different business models and may also charge for its own programming, which may bring it into direct competition with Apple. Already the company has begun luring viewers, or potential iTunes customers, and while the details of its iTunes contract is uknown, the ad-supported model may continue to draw large audience, and indirectly hurt Apple's iTunes.

JamBand for iPod nano unveiled

05/18, 11:50am

JamBand for iPod nano

Carrie Scott has introduced JamBand for iPod nano, a sport wristband for people with active lifestyles. Designed as a comfortable, easy way to wear the Nano about the wrist on-the-go, the JamBand wristband is made in the U.S. from washable terry cloth. A unique pocket specifically designed to securely hold the player has a transparent window to view the screen and scroll the clickwheel. JamBand is available in black for $17, and works with iPod nano as well as iPod shuffle.

Copyright lawsuit against Apple, iTunes

05/18, 8:50am

Music copyright lawsuit

A small group of independent music publishers have filed a class action lawsuit against iTunes and other major online music services for failing to secure licenses to sell song downloads. The lawsuit alleges that these services have not followed proper procedures for obtaining copyrights to certain songs available for purchase via the internet. "Even though copyright law provides for compulsory licenses -- so that publishers cannot refuse to license previously recorded and released songs if proper procedures are followed -- the online services failed to follow those procedures," according to the complaint obtained by Billboard Radio Monitor.