Posts Tagged ‘ Digital Movie Store ’

iTunes Lags 89,000 Movies Behind Netflix

Apr 16th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Movie Store, Digital Video Downloads, Video, iPods & Portable Media Players

I’m a big fan of Apple TV - but it’s going to be a hard sell unless Apple gets more studios on board and builds up a library of long-tail content. Apple TV & iTunes currently offer less than 1,000 moviesĀ  - or about 89,900 less than Netflix:
The version of the iTunes Store reachable from [...]



Online Video Sales to Hit $1.5 Billion in 2007

Dec 17th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Streaming Video, Video

Online sales of TV shows, movies and other prerecorded video will become a billion-dollar business in 2007, according to a new report from technology research firm Strategy Analytics.
The report predicts that, by the end of 2007, the market will grow to $1.5 billion. By 2010, global revenue from online video sales, rentals and subscriptions will [...]



Apple iTunes 7 Adds Movies, Video Games

Sep 12th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Video Downloads, Podcasting Software, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today announced iTunes 7, which they are calling the most significant enhancement since it debuted in 2001.
iTunes 7 adds new album and Cover Flow views of music, TV shows and movies, letting users to quickly find titles in their library as well as casually browse through titles they already own. The iTunes Store is [...]



Is it Time to Insure Your iTunes Collection?

Sep 11th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Movie Store, Digital Music

For millions, music downloads and other intangible digital content are replacing CDs and other media. What happens if your iPod gets ripped off, though?
Most insurance companies will take claims on records or CDs, but, until recently, claims for lost music downloads, games, video downloads and ringtones fell on deaf ears.
Insurers are beginning to get with [...]