How much pent up demand was there for Beatles music in some sort of downloadable format? A lot, appearently, as Apple has said that since November 16, when they were first released to the world on iTunes, 5 million tracks have been downloaded worldwide.
beatlesFive million Beatles tracks, one million albums sold on iTunesTopix - Business News Sat, 01/15/2011 - 13:44
Official Google Voice iPhone app finally makes it into the App S...Topix - Business News Tue, 11/16/2010 - 16:28
It's almost been as long and winding a road for an official Google Voice app to reach the iPhone as it was for the Beatles to reach iTunes. 'Don't hold your breath' for Beatles music in iTunes: OnoTopix - Business News Fri, 08/06/2010 - 09:04
Don't expect to see the Fab Four in the iTunes store, or in any other online store, anytime soon. Tags:
EMI, home of The Beatles, runs up huge loss of £1.8 billionDigg - Business & Finance Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:20
EMI, the music giant controlled by Guy Handss Terra Firma, lost a staggering £1.8bn last year leaving it in desperate need of a £120m cash injection to stave off lender Citigroup from taking control of the business. Tags:
Beatles sell 2.25 million albums in 5 daysNewsvine - business Tue, 09/22/2009 - 16:31
Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales. Funny, He Doesn’t Look Like a Rock StarNYT > Business Sat, 08/22/2009 - 12:39
Marty Bandier, chief executive of Sony/ATV, is a guru in music publishing. Among other holdings, the company owns rights to more than 250 Beatles songs. Beatles for Sale - InteractiveDigg - Business & Finance Thu, 08/13/2009 - 04:00
As they were in so many aspects of their brief career, the Beatles proved to be pioneers in product licensing. |
