6 posts and columns on digital downloads

Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 Beats Out EA’s Battlefield 3 in Early Sales

in Commerce on November 11, 2011 at 12:49 pm PT

The battle between first-person shooters this holiday season will be a bloody one.
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Music for Nothing and the Fans for Free

in Voices on October 28, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

Consumers won’t pay for recorded music in the future — but fans will pay for music experiences.

A Day in the Life of a Deal

in News on November 17, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

After years of litigation and ill will, it took two men just a couple of hours to hammer out the basic terms that would finally bring the Beatles’ music to the iTunes Store. Beatles songs are finally available in Apple’s iTunes store. But ATD’s Peter Kafka says that iTunes is all about apps these days, while digital music sales have flattened out – and even the Fab Four may have a hard time changing that.

Wal-Mart Scales Back DVD Displays

in News on October 5, 2009 at 8:11 am PT

A recent shift in merchandising strategy by the world’s largest retailer spells more trouble for DVD sales and the entertainment industry that depends on them for profits. As part of a larger effort to clean up its aisles and appeal to higher-end shoppers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is doing away with display cases to promote the latest hot movie titles.

More States Mull Taxing iTunes, Other Digital Downloads

in News on August 12, 2008 at 7:24 am PT

State legislators look at Apple’s iTunes and other digital download services stealing away business from offline retailers, and you know what they see? A piggybank.