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Apple Adds New TV Shows To iTunes

Posted by Zonk on from the i-am-mr.-ed dept.

Phaedo00 writes "Ars Technica is reporting that Apple has added eleven new and classic television shows from NBC, the Sci-Fi network, and USA. The new shows include Alfred Hitchcock, Battlestar Galactica, Monk, Surface, Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, Dragnet, Law & Order, The Office and most importantly: Knight Rider!" From the article: "Steve Jobs took the opportunity to toot Apple's horn, stating that since the inception of video downloads on the iTMS, they'd sold nearly three million individual items. In addition to the sales figures, the PR from Apple stated that their current offering of video stands at approximately 300 episodes. All in all this looks like a slam dunk for Apple as they're rounding up their distribution deals and diversifying their suppliers. If the rumored deals with FOX and CBS are true then Apple will have a dominating lead in this market, much like their current domination in the digital music distribution arena."

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  1. Link to ARS = published on /. by amichalo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh I get it, When I submitted this news story two hours ago, I simply linked to the Official Press Release. I didn't realize that I needed to link to ARS to satiate the whims of the dup-approving /. editors.

    There is also a Quicktime video of the announcement (appropriate I believe).

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  2. Great, but... by dduardo · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I'm still waiting for the Ipod Micro so I can watch the shows in High Definition.

  3. Yawn... by Psarchasm · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Let me know when 720x400 video is available for download.

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  4. great. now uncripple the shows and I will buy it. by Yonder+Way · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If they would:

    1) Drop the DRM
    2) Distribute at full resolution, not tiny iPod size

    I would pay for it. I would love to have my MythTV subscribe to the full HD episodes of Battlestar Galactica and let my tuner grab some less important shows. I would pay $3 or $4 per episode, every week, for the convenience of this. I can think of a few other shows that I'd be willing to pay for to download to my MythTV without commercials, without the little station bug in the bottom right corner, and in full HD glory.