Russia is one of the world’s most under-performing digital music markets. Now two new services are set to launch in to the country, pushing up legal consumption — but an
upstart is stealing a march on the big boy. The launch of the iTunes Store, which had been scheduled for today, has now been “delayed indefinitely”, according to local news reports. Two
reasons: Apple does not yet have all necessary music licenses, according to Vedomosti, and “retailers do not have gift
cards at their disposal so far,” according to RIA Novosti.
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