“Apple Computer Inc. on Monday said its iTunes online service has sold a million videos in under 20 days, sending shares up almost 5 percent,” Reuters reports. “At the service’s launch, Walt Disney Co.’s ABC was the only nonmusic programming provider aside from Jobs’ Pixar Animation Studios Inc., which is also providing short films for the service.”
“Sources have said Apple is in discussions to lure more U.S. television networks to provide programming,” Reuters reports. “Apple shares gained $2.63, or 4.8 percent, to $57.10.”
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