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Disney iTunes sales top 1.3 million movies

After just three months, Disney has sold more than 1.3 million movies through the iTunes store. Fears that digital sales would cannibalize DVD sales led to recent disagreements with retail partners like Target, however, those fears seem to be unfounded as brick and mortar DVD sales remain healthy. Experts do expect a long-term downturn in DVD sales as the market matures and consumers turn to other viewing models including iTunes and Netflix, but for now DVD sales of titles such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest have reached record highs.

It seems to me that there are two kinds of movie buyers these days: those going for convenience and instant gratification, for whom the iTunes store is the perfect fit, and those looking for long-term durability, who want the portability, device independence, and physical reality that DVDs offer.

As far as TV shows go, Disney has sold more than 20 million downloads in addition to their movie titles.



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Fredster


Yup, when HD comes to Apple, it's def going to be a Bang! Why does it say "Baseline profile up to Level 1.3; 1280 by 720, 24 fps" on the Apple TV tech specs? Does it mean that it supports 720P? If it does, then i wouldn't be surprised to see HD content on iTunes sooner than later, at least i very much hope so!:)

February 03 2007 at 10:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ian Neubert

Not to mention the quality that a DVD gives versus what iTunes has. Once iTunes lets me download HD versions of movies and TV, I'm switching!

February 02 2007 at 11:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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