iTunes Launches European Service

The online song market is officially getting crowded in Europe, with the continental launch of Apple’s iTunes, which has sold 70 million songs in its first year of operation in the U.S. The cost of a single download from the European site will be 79p (€1.19), and a full album will cost £7.99 (€12). Meanwhile, media company OD2 announced plans to launch an online “penny jukebox” where listeners can hear songs for 1p apiece, although they cannot download the songs.