Apple adds NBC, SciFi, USA to iTMS
Get out the popcorn and your 5G iPods everyone, because Apple has added a ton of new shows to the iTMS from the likes of NBC, USA, SciFi and Disney. The Office, Monk, Battlestar Galactica (including the miniseries), The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Law & Order and Surface are among the newcomers. But wait! There's more: peep the vintage NBC shows like Knight Rider (no joke), Dragnet and even some Alfred Hitchcock.Sounds like these networks were listening to everyone's prayers after all, especially NBC, since they really seem to have taken the plunge, what with the vintage content and all. I think it's a great idea to resurrect old content through the iTMS instead of only offering the latest and highest-rated shows.
So what say you, TUAW readers? Are you satisfied with the new shows, or are you still not feeling the love from the iTMS video offerings?
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C.K. Sample, III said 7:34AM on 12-06-2005
YES!
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Nik Fletcher said 7:38AM on 12-06-2005
Not feeling the love at all- When will Apple sort out some content for the UK and the rest of the iTMS markets?!
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jacob said 7:41AM on 12-06-2005
YES YES
I wated the office so bad on itunes,Im happy but steve keep them coming.
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Peter Koritschan said 7:47AM on 12-06-2005
Oh I can't wait to download some vintage KNIGHT RIDER episodes!
The only thing that bugs me: I agree with Nik, as due to me having a Swiss credit card I had to sign up at the Swiss iTMS, which is still doing horribly bad at delivering any kind of video content... especially episodes, but also music videos...
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Michael Str? said 8:02AM on 12-06-2005
As funny as it might be, Knight Rider is actually an obvious choice. It's one of the most sucessful series ever, and still in heavy rotation in many countries.
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Thomas said 8:02AM on 12-06-2005
Not much for my taste, but still I love to see new shows. Hopefully Fox is somewhere close.
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jehan said 8:22AM on 12-06-2005
brilliant. keep 'em coming, y'know?
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JeroenR said 8:34AM on 12-06-2005
Ditto on #2
As a European iTMS-user you simply don't get to buy downloadable video content. The occasional music video that comes with an album, but that's it. I'd love to get my hands on these Pixar shorts.. Oh well it'll get here eventually, but I do wonder how long it will take them.
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Kaysha said 8:42AM on 12-06-2005
Damn, brother is in France waiting
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Eric said 8:46AM on 12-06-2005
Will anyone pay $2 to see 5 minutes of Jay Leno? This seems crazy to me! Personally I hope that no one buys anything so that these prices don't stick. The first season of Knight Rider at 320x240 for $36 are you freaking crazy?
I just don't get Apple's price point for these TV shows that air *for free* ? It would be financially worthwhile to get a TiVO instead... at $2 per episode it would pay itself off pretty quickly.
Just my thoughts-
Eric
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JeroenR said 8:59AM on 12-06-2005
Eric,
I don't think this is about competitive pricing as much as it is about convenience. You missed an episode of Desperate Housewives? You can download it now and catch up immediately. It's also still the easiest way to get video content for your 5G iPod. Sure Tivo would be cheaper, but not as convenient. People will pay for that.
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Peter Koritschan said 9:11AM on 12-06-2005
One additional comment: I am dying to see The Simpsons and That 70s Show on iTMS... even some episodes of Prince of Bel-Air would be great... And have I mentioned the Bill Cosby Show?
But my all time favorite of which I think I'd buy all episodes would be M*A*S*H. I would soooooo love to get episodes of that...
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gb said 9:11AM on 12-06-2005
Add Twilight Zone, Futurama, Simpsons, Smurfs and Seinfeld and things could get really interesting:)
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Nik Fletcher said 9:15AM on 12-06-2005
Number 9: The Pixar shorts are available in the U.K., German, French, Luxembourg & Irish [as far as I can tell].
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Mike said 9:18AM on 12-06-2005
The Canadian still sadly lacks TV shows as well. Not only that, but since Apple started selling video we can no longer stream music videos for free. We do have the Pixar shorts and for the moment, that's the only video I buy at iTMS.
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JeroenR said 9:21AM on 12-06-2005
Nik, you're right (I tend to look only at the Dutch store...)
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John Hopper said 9:29AM on 12-06-2005
I went to check out the Knight Rider preview clips - they're all of the opening sequence... uh, Apple? How about showing a preview from the middle of the episode...
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Blue Balloon said 9:34AM on 12-06-2005
I demand
CLOSED CAPTION or SUBTITLE NOW!!!!!!
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Patrick M said 9:38AM on 12-06-2005
I think it's awesome they are adding new content, but the pricing scheme is incoherent, convenient or not.
$1.99 for 5 min of Leno(??), 9 minutes of Conan or 45 minutes of Lost. Then $10 for 65 minutes of Conan.
I guess they have to let it play out and see what consumers are willing to pay for.
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DoubleWah said 9:39AM on 12-06-2005
Has anyone heard anything about TV on iTMS outside of the US? Even a rumour? It'd be nice if we heard something...
On another note, if you're interested in the Office, then you might like to know that the UK Guardian newspaper has launched a weekly podcast from Ricky Gervais. Pretty funny stuff! It's also available as a video podcast, but the video is simply still pictures. Check it out here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/rickygervais
Simon
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