European Music Fans Go Mad for iTunes (NewsFactor)

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iTunes music fans download 70 million
songs in the first year

iTunes music fans download 70 million
songs in the first year 04/28/2004 04:10 PM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 28 2004 7:58PM GMT

British Music Fans Decry ITunes Pricing
(PC World)

British Music Fans Decry ITunes Pricing
(PC World) 09/17/2004 06:29 AM
PC World - Consumer group complains of higher prices in U.K. than elsewhere in Europe.

European iTunes Music Store held up by
red tape

European iTunes Music Store held up by
red tape 01/24/2004 11:31 AM
Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of applications and Internet services, said problems with licensing contracts, music release dates that differ by country and incompatible billing systems are some of the hurdles in launching a European version of the iTunes Music Store...

Indies Join European iTunes Music Store

Indies Join European iTunes Music Store 07/21/2004 12:37 PM
Apple has signed licensing agreements with three of the largest European independent music labels, Beggars Group, Sanctuary Records Group and V2, adding tens of thousands of additional independent tracks from leading artists to the iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany. iTunes Music Store customers in Europe now have access to independent artists including Basement Jaxx, Crystal Method, Interpol, Libertines, Morrissey, Pixies, Prodigy, Stereophonics, Paul Weller and White Stripes. [Jul 21]

iTunes Music Store European launch set
for June 15

iTunes Music Store European launch set
for June 15 06/07/2004 10:24 PM
Apple has scheduled a "music-related" event for June 15 in London, likely to announce the launch of iTMS in parts of Europe. Will Apple see the music success it has experienced in the US?

European iTunes Music Stores Now Accept
Firstgate’s Click & Buy

European iTunes Music Stores Now Accept
Firstgate’s Click & Buy 06/06/2005 12:12 AM

European iTunes Music Store Tops 50
Million Songs in First Year

European iTunes Music Store Tops 50
Million Songs in First Year 06/24/2005 03:34 PM

European iTunes Music Stores surpass 50
million song sales

European iTunes Music Stores surpass 50
million song sales 06/24/2005 07:37 PM
Apple on Thursday announced that it has sold over 50 million songs in the first year from its European iTunes Music Store. iTunes Music Stores were launched in France, Germany and the United Kingdom in June of 2004, and are now open in a total of 17 European countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. “We’re thrilled to have sold and delivered over 50 million songs in our first year,” Apple’s vice president of Applications Eddy Cue said. “We’d like to thank European music fans for making iTunes such a success”.

Major indie music labels join European
iTunes stores

Major indie music labels join European
iTunes stores 07/21/2004 11:18 AM
Apple today announced that it has signed licensing agreements with three of the largest European independent music labels, Beggars Group, Sanctuary Records Group and V2, adding tens of thousands of additional tracks from leading artists to the iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany...

Final Availability of Windows Media
Player 10 Brings More Music and More
Choices to Music Fans

Final Availability of Windows Media
Player 10 Brings More Music and More
Choices to Music Fans 09/02/2004 12:49 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced the final version of Windows Media® Player 10 will be available for download at 6 a.m. PDT on Sept. 2, 2004. The new player is designed to make it faster and easier for consumers to discover, download, play and transport their digital media, and includes the first built-in Digital Media Mall, which enables consumers to browse and acquire music and video from a broad number of online stores. The Digital Media Mall includes access in the United States to CinemaNow Inc., Musicmatch Inc., MusicNow LLC, Napster LLC, Wal-Mart Music Downloads and MSN® Music, a preview of which will be made available tomorrow. Windows Media Player 10 also enables consumers to transfer their music to more than 70 portable devices and automatically sync their entire media library -- music, video, recorded TV and pictures -- to new Windows Mobile (TM) -based Portable Media Centers, which Microsoft announced will be available tomorrow at retail.

European Commission Suspends Microsoft
Antitrust Ruling (NewsFactor)

European Commission Suspends Microsoft
Antitrust Ruling (NewsFactor) 06/28/2004 03:05 PM
NewsFactor - The European Commission has granted a temporary suspension of an order requiring Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to change its business practices, pending the software company's appeal to a European Union court for a longer-term suspension of the ruling.

iTunes 4.5 Marks iTunes Music Store's
First Anniversary (28-Apr-2004; 3.7K)

iTunes 4.5 Marks iTunes Music Store's
First Anniversary (28-Apr-2004; 3.7K) 04/28/2004 05:29 PM

iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store,
One Year Later (03-May-2004; 15.9K)

iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store,
One Year Later (03-May-2004; 15.9K) 05/03/2004 09:01 PM

Is This The Announcement Australian
Music Lovers Have Waited For? iTunes
Music Store Comes To Australia?

Is This The Announcement Australian
Music Lovers Have Waited For? iTunes
Music Store Comes To Australia? 12/26/2004 08:28 PM

By Les Posen, CyberPsych Blog

My iTunes Music Server (Or How I Learned
To Stop Worrying And Love Compressed
Music)

My iTunes Music Server (Or How I Learned
To Stop Worrying And Love Compressed
Music) 07/25/2004 05:58 PM
By Matthew Davidson (via MyAppleMenu)

In Britain, Apple's iTunes Fans Have
Reason to Be Confused

In Britain, Apple's iTunes Fans Have
Reason to Be Confused 04/10/2005 09:40 PM
Benjamin Cohen, an Internet whiz-kid who became a teenage millionaire, is fighting Apple in court over the domain name itune.co.uk.

European launch set for iTunes

European launch set for iTunes 06/07/2004 10:41 AM
ZDNet Jun 7 2004 2:07PM GMT

iTunes: If It's Free, Will They Come?
(NewsFactor)

iTunes: If It's Free, Will They Come?
(NewsFactor) 03/25/2005 05:12 PM
NewsFactor - The escalating battle between the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes music-download service and those who would circumvent the digital rights management (DRM) system that protects downloaded songs from piracy took several interesting turns this week. One outcome that seems increasingly likely is that the music-download business may be leaving the era in which illegal copying is its worst concern.

Music Fans Sound Off

Music Fans Sound Off 08/18/2004 04:37 AM
"We felt there was a vocal minority coming to the site that would intimidate others from actually learning about the freedom of choice in music," RealNetworks spokeswoman Erika Shaffer said. By Dan Richman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (via MyAppleMenu)

DEMO Achieves a Historical Milestone by
Presenting the First Digital Music
Certification Award to Apple iTunes
Music Store

DEMO Achieves a Historical Milestone by
Presenting the First Digital Music
Certification Award to Apple iTunes
Music Store 08/04/2004 02:36 AM
DEMO grants the first Titanium + Certification Award to the Apple iTunes Music Store on July 29, 2004. [PRWEB Aug 4, 2004]

ITunes Opens European Beachhead

ITunes Opens European Beachhead 06/15/2004 11:54 AM
Wired News Jun 15 2004 3:57PM GMT

Other News: European iTunes Store

Other News: European iTunes Store 04/19/2004 09:43 AM
Reuters has an update on Apple's plans for a European iTunes Music Store.

European iTunes Sales Hit 50 Million

European iTunes Sales Hit 50 Million 06/24/2005 08:19 PM
Apple's European iTunes store has quickly reached 50 million song sales since its opening this June in the UK, France, Germany, and a host of other European nations. Music lovers have flocked to the fledgling service, downloading their favorite songs to transfer to the wildly popular iPod.

Since its opening over two years ago in the United States and subsequent openings across the globe, iTunes has sold over 430 million songs worldwide, reaching 70 percent of the music market. "We'd like to thank European music fans for making iTunes such a success" said Eddy Cue, vice president of Applications at Apple.

News source: GeekCoffee

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Other News: European iTunes Delays

Other News: European iTunes Delays 01/26/2004 10:18 AM
Reuters writes about the reasons for delays in the European launches of iTunes and Napster.

DVD Jon Pulled Off Old Trick with iTunes
(NewsFactor)

DVD Jon Pulled Off Old Trick with iTunes
(NewsFactor) 03/22/2005 03:15 PM
NewsFactor - Despite the froth and fury being generated in the press about the breaching of iTunes' song locks by the infamous hacker DVD Jon, the "accomplishment" really is nothing new.

The House That Music Fans Built

The House That Music Fans Built 07/07/2004 04:43 AM
Gracenote, maker of the leading tool for identifying music tracks, has become a powerhouse in the digital music biz and is building its reach in consumer electronics. The firm's humble origins, however, began with the sweat of music fans worldwide. By Katie Dean.

Music Fans, Beware the Big Bass

Music Fans, Beware the Big Bass 09/03/2004 06:24 AM
Doctors report several cases of collapsed lungs apparently caused by loud music. They theorize that lungs may start to vibrate in the same frequency as the booming bass, which could cause a small rupture.

Music fans heading to Glastonbury

Music fans heading to Glastonbury 06/22/2005 01:59 AM
Some 150,000 people are to start arriving at the Glastonbury festival, which opens its doors at 1000 BST.

European iTunes 'will come' this year

European iTunes 'will come' this year 04/16/2004 01:04 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 16 2004 5:52PM GMT

Apple readies European iTunes launch

Apple readies European iTunes launch 06/14/2004 03:51 AM
Excitement reaches fever pitch

iTunes Poised To Invade Europe
(NewsFactor)

iTunes Poised To Invade Europe
(NewsFactor) 06/07/2004 03:43 PM
NewsFactor - Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes music-download service appears to be headed for a European launch next week. The company has called a press conference for June 15th in London, and press reports quote unnamed sources as saying that the event will mark the beginning of general availability of the European version of the service.

iTunes: 100 Million Songs Served
(NewsFactor)

iTunes: 100 Million Songs Served
(NewsFactor) 07/12/2004 02:22 PM
NewsFactor - Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes online music store is celebrating its 100 millionth download since its launch in the U.S. in May 2003. The company said that Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas, had downloaded the 100 millionth song, a version of dance act Zero 7's "Somersault."

Apple's iTunes Hits Europe (NewsFactor)

Apple's iTunes Hits Europe (NewsFactor) 06/15/2004 04:51 PM
NewsFactor - Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has launched its iTunes music store in the UK, France and Germany, offering music fans songs for just 79 UK pence (US$1.42) per track. The service draws on iTunes' catalogue of over 700,000 songs, which can be played on both Macs and PCs or downloaded to an Apple iPod.

New TunesTracker.com Service Keeps Music
Fans Up-to-date

New TunesTracker.com Service Keeps Music
Fans Up-to-date 09/17/2004 04:09 PM
After registering with TunesTracker, users can enter the names of up to 50 of their favorite music groups. Once a day, TunesTracker checks the iTunes Music Store for new songs by those artists. When there is something new, TunesTracker sends an e-mail alert listing the vital information about the new tunes, including the song title, album name, and composer. By clicking a link, users can open the song in the iTunes Music Store, listen to a clip, and buy the song. TunesTracker was created by technology writer Kevin Savetz.

Fans Rock Out to Online Music Reviews

Fans Rock Out to Online Music Reviews 01/18/2004 01:39 PM

Music fans find an ideal match

Music fans find an ideal match 09/18/2004 07:20 AM
Los Angeles Times Sep 18 2004 11:31AM GMT

Napster 2.0 Now Live For Music Fans
Nationwide

Napster 2.0 Now Live For Music Fans
Nationwide 10/29/2003 11:30 PM
Napster, a division of Roxio (Nasdaq: ROXI), announced that the highly-anticipated Napster 2.0 music service went live to music fans across America today. The most well-known music brand in the world, Napster 2.0 offers consumers downloads for just 99 cents a song or $9.95 per album, CD burning, transfer to portable devices, decades of Billboard charts, shared playlists within the Napster community, exclusive and original content, interactive radio, music videos, and access to the world’s largest music store with more than half-a-million tracks and growing.

Gracenote: The House That Music Fans
Built

Gracenote: The House That Music Fans
Built 07/08/2004 12:04 PM
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MTV puts fans first at online music
store

MTV puts fans first at online music
store 11/19/2003 09:16 PM
While Apple Computer, Microsoft and others target a potentially vast market for paid music downloads, Viacom's MTV unit is setting its sights closer to home.
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