Monday, September 25, 2006

Wal-mart denies Hollywood threats over digital services

Wal-Mart has denied a report that it told Hollywood movie studios to expect retaliation if they began selling feature film downloads through Apple's iTunes Store.
The US retail giant and Asda-owner described the report in the New York Post, as 'a rehashing of misinformation', possibly referring to a BusinessWeek article last month which suggested that Wal-Mart was attempting to dissuade studios.
'Customers want to watch movies and they want to be able to make the choice when and how they want to view them,' the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said. 'While we recognise there are various current and potential providers of this service, we are not dissuading studios from conducting business with other providers...Read more...

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