The Beatles' web axe

10 months ago 08th Jan 13:15

Podcasts featuring The Beatles' back catalogue have been withdrawn from the internet.

The first episodes of the Norwegian series, which was due to feature all 212 of the legendary band's recorded songs, has been taken offline due to legal issues, despite previous claims a deal had been stuck to allow them to be made available.

The statement read: It has recently been reported that a Norwegian broadcasting company, NRK, will make The Beatles music available for download via a series of podcasts

A message on Nrk.no reads: "Due to terms still being under negotiation, our own lawyers have advised us to pull back the podcasts containing The Beatles music."

Apple Corps, which owns the right to The Beatles' back catalogue have issued a statement to TheExaminer.com saying the podcasts were never authorised.

The statement read: "It has recently been reported that a Norwegian broadcasting company, NRK, will make The Beatles music available for download via a series of podcasts. These podcasts are not authorised by Apple Corps Ltd."

The podcasts, which were originally broadcast in 2001, were thought to mark the first time the band's music had been made available to legally download.