Apple Music, iTunes Movies & iBooks will be available now in China
Apple opens up Apple Music, iTunes Movies and iBooks for customers in China. The service will be rolled out on Android phones this fall.
“Customers in China love the App Store and have made it our largest market in the world for app downloads,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.
“One of the top requests has been more great content and we’re thrilled to bring music, movies and books to China, curated by a local team of experts,” added Cue.
Apple in China is set to deliver local and international content on all three services with music from top artists including Eason Chan, Li Ronghao, JJ Lin and G.E.M., Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran among others. Apple Music will enable artists to reach out to their fans through Connect. Artists will be able to share lyrics, backstage photos or videos. They can even release their latest song directly to fans from their iPhone, said Apple.
Apple Music will cost 10 yuan (AU$2.23) with a three-month trial membership. The family plan will provide service for up to six family members at 15 yuan (AU$3.34) per month.
Users can rent or purchase movies through iTunes Store including recent blockbusters like Jurassic World, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron and local favourites like Bona, Huayi Brothers and 1905. For a limited time, “The Taking of Tiger Mountain” will be offered for free to all users. Movies on iTunes will be available from 5 yuan (AU$1.11) for HD rentals and 18 yuan (AU$4) for buying HD releases.
The iBook Store will come up with huge collection of book paid and free Chinese language books from local publishers. For the first time, the digital format of Stephenie Meyer’s popular “Twilight” series will be available. Paid iBooks come with a price tag of 0.5 yuan (11 cents).
China has proved to be one of the most important markets for Apple this year. The inclusion of China has helped shooting up the opening weekend sales of iPhones with a record breaking 13 million units as compared to 10 million units of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 2014, reports The Verge.
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