New iTunes protocol calls unearthed

The always-awesome Evan DiBiase has decoded iTunes' "initiateSession" call, which can be found in this online file, encoded with Base-64. In it, he found quite a few interesting calls that support the announcements made by Steve Jobs on Tuesday[1], including references to a relatedItemsShelf for AppleTV, checking in and checking out the rentals, rental recommendations, a "Digital Copy Wizard". Neat stuff. If you want to look for yourself, head on over to an online base64 decoder and make sure to cut the results into pieces around the double-equal signs (==) and omit the names, e.g. for == bag PD94bWwgdmV start the decoding with PD94b...

[1]Just for the sake of recognizing his sheer awesomeness, let me note that he actually called the Apple TV update before Jobs announced it...