{{short description|Apple Inc. media distribution platform}} {{distinguish|text=Beats Connect, the defunct artist communication platform built into Apple Music}} {{Primary sources|date=September 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{lowercase}} {{Infobox online service | name = iTunes Connect | title = iTunes Connect | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | developer = Apple Inc. | status = Active | website = {{Official website|itunesconnect.apple.com|iTunes Connect}} }}
'''iTunes Connect''' is an Apple service that producers can use to distribute music, podcasts, movies, and TV programmes to customers on the iTunes Store and ebooks to customers on the Apple Books Store.
== App Store Connect == {{Infobox online service | name = App Store Connect | title = App Store Connect | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | launched = June 2018<ref name="app-connect-launch" /> | developer = Apple Inc. | status = Active | website = {{Official website|appstoreconnect.apple.com|App Store Connect}} }} In June 2018, Apple launched a dedicated service, ''App Store Connect'', for registered developers to publish apps on the App Store and Mac App Store.<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing App Store Connect |url=https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=06042018 |website=developer.apple.com |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331113735/https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=06042018 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="app-connect-launch">{{cite news |title=Apple opens App Store Connect for app developers, keeps iTunes Connect for media |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/06/apple-opens-app-store-connect-for-app-developers-keeps-itunes-connect-for-media/ |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=VentureBeat |date=6 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615181950/https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/06/apple-opens-app-store-connect-for-app-developers-keeps-itunes-connect-for-media/ |archive-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> Previously, developers could use iTunes Connect to publish apps to the App Store.
Publishing apps in App Store Connect requires a paid Apple Developer program membership. The yearly fee amounts to $99 or the equivalent in the developer's local currency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enrollment - Membership - Account - Help - Apple Developer |url=https://developer.apple.com/help/account/membership/program-enrollment/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=developer.apple.com}}</ref>
== Features == Both iTunes Connect and App Store Connect let users add metadata to items, define which countries items are available in, view sales reports, and collaborate on the same projects by adding team members.<ref>{{cite web |title=iTunes Connect Resources and Help |url=https://itunespartner.apple.com/en/music/faq/Managing%20Your%20Music_Updating%20Audio,%20Cover%20Art,%20and%20Metadata |website=itunespartner.apple.com |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523100925/https://itunespartner.apple.com/en/music/faq/Managing%20Your%20Music_Updating%20Audio,%20Cover%20Art,%20and%20Metadata |archive-date=23 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=App Store Connect - Support |url=https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store-connect/ |website=developer.apple.com |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430033018/https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store-connect/ |archive-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
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