Amazon signs magazine publishers, Fox ahead of tablet launch

Amazon has reached agreements with three large publishing houses to provide digital magazine content for the company's upcoming iPad competitor, according to a new report, while also adding Fox movies and TV shows to its Amazon Prime streaming video service.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 13

TV studios quietly adding closed-captioned episodes to iTunes Store

Television studios have quietly begun adding closed captioning to a small selection of the TV shows on offer in Apple's iTunes Store.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 30

Studios shift from DVD to iTunes to distribute Oscar nominees

Movie studios are seeking to distribute their award nominated films to Academy and Screen Actors Guild voters using Apple's iTunes rather than conventional DVDs, in hopes of limiting piracy of the pre-release films.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 42

News Corp, Apple building tablet-only iPad newspaper together - rumor

Media giant News Corp may be working directly with Apple to build an all-new newspaper built specifically for the iPad, set to launch in the coming months at a cost of 99 cents per week.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 61

News Corp says iPad-specific publication coming soon

A News Corp. executive has confirmed that a news publication built specifically for tablets such as Apple's iPad will be coming soon, though it will initially be a U.S. product.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 26

iTunes movies come to Japan, US TV networks blocking Google TV

Apple announced Thursday that movies are now available on the iTunes Store in Japan, while the major TV networks in the U.S. have blocked Google TV from playing content from their websites through the Chrome browser.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 72

Briefly: New Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, iPod levies in EU, News Corp shelving digital newsstand project

Apple has released a new beta for its forthcoming Mac OS X 10.6.5 update, while an EU court ruling may block 'copying levies' placed on iPods and iPhones. Also, News Corp. is putting its plans for an iPad-specific digital newsstand on hold, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 16

Time Warner CEO says Apple 99-cent rental model 'jeopardizes' sales

Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes has warned other media execs that low cost rentals from Apple threaten sales of TV shows to branded networks.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 85

Viacom also opposed to Apple's 99 cent TV rentals, CBS will 'see what happens'

Viacom's chief executive explained that Apple's 99 cent TV rental plan "doesn't work" for the company, while CBS is waiting to see the numbers for rentals of ABC and Fox show.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 58

NBC strongly opposed to Apple's 99 cent iTunes rental model

NBC Universal is unlikely join a pair of its peers in serving up a la carte TV show rentals to Apple TV users for 99 cents for pop through Apple's iTunes Store later this year, according to comments from the company's top executive.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 87

Fox, ABC agree to give Apple 99-cent TV rentals

Apple has reached an agreement with both News Corp. and Walt Disney to allow 99-cent rentals of Fox and ABC TV shows through iTunes, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 57

Rupert Murdoch may be swing vote in Apple's 99 cent TV rental pitch

While most in the TV industry are opposed to Apple's proposed plan for 99 cent episode rentals, its efforts could be saved by News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch's drive to save the newspaper industry, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 106

Apple executives dodge data center, FaceTime questions in earnings call

As usual, Apple's executives kept close to a carefully prepared script on the company's stellar financial results, being careful not to reveal too much about the company's future plans, including its data center cloud services and broader open support for FaceTime video calling.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 34

Comcast's NBC deal could be roadblock for Apple's subscription hopes

While Apple is rumored to be working with TV networks on a subscription plan for shows on iTunes, Comcast's intent to purchase NBC could prevent such a deal with one of the big four U.S. broadcast networks.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 65

Video industry plans escape from iTunes with 'open' standard

Afraid that Apple will gain the sort of lock on downloadable video that it did with music, Sony and a group of video business heavyweights are planning a new standard that would let copy protected movies and TV from any participating service work with many devices..

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 85

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