Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Fox starts selling programs on iTunes too!

Apple Computer's iTunes has started to sell episodes of shows from News Corp.'s Fox television network, the latest major US TV network to reach a deal with Apple's Internet download service.

Shows including "24" and "Prison Break," as well as FX Network shows such as "The Shield," were available on the download service on Tuesday morning, at $1.99 per episode. Older shows will also be included.

All four networks are now making their online TV strategy clearer - they will release programs for general distribution to independent services such as iTunes (targetting shows to site demographics) and they will also air shows (probably backed by online advertising) on their own sites.

By the end of this year you will be able to access most US TV shows over the Internet in one site or another. Thank you broadband!

No comments: