Apple Will Reportedly Kill Off iTunes Music Downloads By 2018 [Update: Apple Says ‘Not True’]
According to a new report from Digital Music News, Apple is planning to terminate iTunes Store downloads in favour of Apple Music. Annual iTunes song downloads are projected to hit almost $600 million in sales in 2019, however that figure may not be enough to keep Apple in the music-selling business. Citing sources with knowledge...
Digital Album Sales Go Down Following Apple’s Beats Acquisition
According to the latest data from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS, who measure music sales and music streams respectively, overall album sales including physical and digital media, are down 14.9%, with digital album sales going down 11.6%, following Apple's purchase of Beats Music. Meanwhile, on-demand streaming audio has surged 50.1% in the first six months of 2014 (via AppleInsider). Nielsen’s data...
Apple Considers Major iTunes Overhaul As Music Downloads Continue To Decline
Billboard reports Apple is considering a dramatic iTunes Store overhaul as music downloads continue to decline despite the release of iTunes Radio. Last month reports suggested that Apple may be creating an on-demand streaming music service, similar to services such as Spotify, in order to boost sales. The company is also reportedly considering an iTunes...