Apple Inc. escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of television shows by announcing today it would not sell any of NBC’s programs for this fall season on iTunes.Earlier, NBC had told Apple that it would no longer allow its programs to be sold via iTunes at the end of the year. NBC Universal-controlled television programming accounts for an estimated 40 percent of the video downloads on iTunes.
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NBC Universal, Apple in battle over content available on iTunes
Apple Inc. escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of television shows by announcing today it would not sell any of NBC’s programs for this fall season on iTunes.