News Archive for 06/08/24

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ABC on iTMS, movies soon?

08/24, 8:50am

ABC on iTunes, movies to follow?

The transition to feature length films is in full swing according RedHerring.com. The most recent important move to signify this change is the recent announcement by ABC-Disney Television Group in which it announced that it will place content on iTunes from ABC news which will feature celebrity profiles, news events through history, and moments such as "OJ Simpson Car Chase" and "The Fall of the Berlin Wall". The new ABC content will sell for $1.99 as usual from the iTunes Music store, but according to RedHerring.com, "The move is yet another appetizer before Apple unveils the main course: full-length movies." Recently, Lions Gate's president Steve Beeks revealed a feature-length film deal with Apple was in the works: "In terms of iTunes movie downloads, I think most likely some time before the end of the year."

New iPods news scarce

08/24, 8:30am

BW: New iPods by end of year?

The back to school season and constant flow of rumors have industry watchers and consumers alike waiting for Apple to launch the next revision to its iPod line. One BusinessWeek columnist notes that Apple's recent settlement with Creative is the only current iPod news; the most recent iPod release was in June, and that release was just a new U2 edition. The lack of true news has only fueled other rumors of new Apple device--most prominently an Apple 'iPhone'. This rumor hit a fever pitch when Steve Jobs stating, "We don't think the phones that are available today make the best music players. We think the iPod is. But over time that's likely to change, and we aren't sitting around doing nothing." The report also notes increasing competition from players such as SanDisk, the lack of real updates to the iPod, and the possibilities of the next Nano. iSuppli analyst Chris Crotty expects Apple to release a hard-drive-based player with a landscape-oriented full-screen display, following the much-anticipated (but still rumored) iPod nano update.