iTunes

Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today announced iTunes 7, the most significant enhancement to the world's most popular music jukebox and online music and video store since it debuted in 2001. iTunes 7 delivers stunning new features such as the new album and Cover Flow views of music, TV shows and movies, enabling users to quickly find titles in their library as well as casually browse through and re-discover titles they already own. In addition, the iTunes Store ( www.itunes.com ) is now offering over 75 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, that customers can purchase and download to watch on their computers and iPods, and soon on their flat screen televisions with Apple's upcoming iTV* player. Movies will become available on the iTunes Store the same day they are released on DVD, with new releases priced at $12.99 when pre-ordered and during their first week of availability, and $14.99 thereafter, and library titles available for just $9.99 every day. Read more

July 2006-- Panasonic today announced a promotion making it easier than ever for music lovers to take their music on the road. From August through December 2006, consumers get a $15 or $25 iTunes gift card for music downloads simply by purchasing a Panasonic iPod ready car CD receiver. The promotion applies to 15 different Panasonic models currently available at retail.

To support this five month promotion, Panasonic is launching an innovative campaign using website, podcasts and drive time radio advertising. The extensive on-line campaign, appearing on 3,500 unique websites, along with sponsored sports news podcasts, is designed to strategically reach iPod users and prospective customers and channel them to a dealer locator or a direct purchase site. The radio campaign sponsors Shadow Traffic in 8 key markets and features a tie-in with a local retailer. Read more

July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E! Entertainment and Apple today announced that hit programs from E! Entertainment Television are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com). New weekly episodes of the second season of hit series "The Girls Next Door," which debuts July 30 on E!, "The Soup," E!'s irreverent look at the week's biggest, best and most bizarre moments and events in the world of pop culture, the new season of "Dr. 90210," as well as all new episodes of "The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part" starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will be available the day after broadcast for customers to purchase and download for just $1.99 per episode. Read more

June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MTV Networks and Apple today announced that new television programming from Spike TV, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Logo, MTV and The N is now available on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com). Adding to the hit MTV Networks content already on iTunes, this new round of programming available for purchase and download crosses virtually every genre and includes Spike TV's brand-new action series "Blade: The Series," MTV's prank-comedy show "Viva La Bam" and TV Land's "Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg." MTV Networks' programming has been a huge success on iTunes since debuting earlier this year, with COMEDY CENTRAL's "South Park" alone selling over one million episodes. iTunes now offers over 150 TV shows for $1.99 per episode for viewing on a computer or iPod. Read more

iTunes has it all. You can download your favorite songs, albums, TV shows, and podcasts. And if that wasn’t enough, the truly tuned in may notice a few extra perks along the way. Sometimes the extra savvy find the hidden treasures: for example, the premiere episode of NBC’s new show, “Conviction,” was released for free download on iTunes several days before the broadcast premiere. But now, thanks to a collaboration with Ticketmaster and Warner Music, Red Hot Chili Peppers fans have a special perk of their own: advance purchasing of concert tickets. Read more

Fashion Guru Karl Lagerfeld, who has been noted as one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 20th century, making his name as an independent creator who has collaborated with a variety of fashion labels such as Chloe, Fendi, and Chanel, is now re-designing the way we use technology. Following the close of the New York fashion Week he will debut his fall/winter 06' show via Podcast, marking it as the first fashion show to be made available on the iTunes Music Store. It will also be available on the designer's website www.karllagerfeld.com a few hours after the event.

Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Karl Lagerfeld will close New York Fashion Week on Friday, February 10th, with his F/W '06 show and a fashion first. The debut of the KARL LAGERFELD/LAGERFELD COLLECTION lines will be the first fashion show to be made available as a Podcast on the iTunes Music Store.

Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBC Universal and Apple today announced an unprecedented lineup of new primetime, cable, late-night and classic TV shows, including primetime hits such as "Law & Order" and late-night favorites such as sketches from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com).

Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The much anticipated music phone has arrived!

September 7, 2005—Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless today announced the availability of the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone. Apple’s iTunes software on the Motorola ROKR features easy to use menus, simple navigation and playback, and the ability to simply switch from phone to music and back again with the push of a dedicated music key. The new Motorola ROKR is available today at www.cingular.com and will be sold exclusively in all Cingular retail locations beginning tomorrow.