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Apple Announces iTunes Latino |
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Written by News Editor
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 |
 Apple announced the launch of iTunes Latino, a dedicated area within the US iTunes Store featuring top Latin music, music videos, television shows, audiobooks
and podcasts. iTunes Latino offers hundreds of thousands of Latin and
international music tracks, including exclusive tracks and albums
available only on iTunes.
The unique iTunes Latino area on the iTunes Store is dedicated to
Latin and Latin influenced music in many genres including Regional
Mexicano, Rock Alternativo, Baladas y Boleros, Pop Latino, Reggaeton
and Hip-Hop. iTunes Latino includes exclusives, albums, EP’s and tracks
from leading Latino artists such as David Bisbal, Daddy Yankee,
Aterciopelados, Marco Antonio Solis, Paulina Rubio, Mana, Cafe Tacuba
and Luny Tunes y Tainy, with exclusive music videos from Juanes, Mach
& Daddy and Luis Fonsi. In addition, over 50 Latin-focused iTunes
Essentials compilations and Celebrity Playlists by artists such as
Sergio Mendes, Julieta Venegas and Alejandra Guzman are available for
download. Hit TV shows from Telemundo such as “Pasion de Gavilanes” and
“‘El Cuerpo del Deseo” are also available beginning today, in addition
to a number of Spanish audiobooks and podcasts.
Pricing & Availability
iTunes 7 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from www.itunes.com.
Songs downloaded from iTunes Latino are priced at just $0.99 (US) each
and TV shows are priced at $1.99 (US) each. Purchase and download of
content from the iTunes Store for Mac or Windows requires a valid
credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase.
Television shows and feature films are available in the US only, and
video availability varies by country. Games are available for download
in the 21 countries in which iTunes operates and play on the fifth
generation iPod. New release feature films are $14.99 (US) each and
other feature-length films are $9.99 (US) each, television shows are
$1.99 (US) per episode, music videos and short films are $1.99 (US)
each and games are $4.99 (US) each.
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