Talking of the Universal/Apple squabbles, NBC Universal has announced it is not renewing its current contract to sell films and TV shows via iTunes.
Of course, NBC Universal is controlled primarily by General Electric, and not Universal Music's parent company Vivendi, who only have a 20% stake in the TV/movie firm, so the fact the two Universal companies are both squabbling with Apple is possibly just a coincidence.
Anyway, according to the New York Times, NBC Universal have withdrawn from iTunes because they want to have an increased influence over pricing decisions in the video download space, and more options in terms of bundling similar content together.
Apple reportedly refused to compromise on variable pricing etc, so NBC Universal's content will disappear from the download service once the current deal ends at the end of the year.