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Rumor: iTunes UK to promote Channel 4 video content

Following up to this morning's post, a blue and green birdie has chirped some interesting news into our ears: Could the Channel 4's video-on-demand service soon make a bow at the iTunes UK store? Currently a Windows-only offering, an iTunes-based 4OD service may soon launch with an initial 180 hours of programming. If so, this is fantastic news for UK Mac users who can not otherwise use the service.



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Following up to this morning's post, a blue and green birdie has chirped some interesting news into our ears: Could the Channel 4's...
 

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Mayank

i am fan of itunes & apple products. I believe that this channel would also do some innovative things like there products..

Also wondering when iphone & this channel would be coming to New Delhi (India).
http://www.delhi-india.net/

August 16 2007 at 7:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dalasv

Does this mean we Americans could change our iTunes Store location to UK and download the cool British TV shows we don't get here? If so, AWESOME.

August 12 2007 at 9:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dMick

Awesome News!!! I can't wait to download 'Green Wing' because it's not available on DVD here in the states.

August 10 2007 at 10:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pete

This would be great news - 4OD sucks but channel 4's programming is awesome. Been wanting something like this on iTunes for a while.

August 10 2007 at 10:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
a_tolbert

please put channel 4 in the US iTunes Store! :P

August 09 2007 at 7:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
krisjones1963

I hope this is right. Some of us UK Mac users have corresponded with Channel 4 and the industry regulator, OFCOM, about being locked out of 4OD. There was some suggestion at the time, albeit somewhat muted, that if iTunes started to make TV programmes available in the UK, Channel 4 would consider it. Hopefully such a move would encourage the BBC to make their content available too.

August 09 2007 at 4:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mo

Ignoring the technical issues (4od's current platform uses the godawful Kontiki delivery system), the model is very very good indeed: free catch-up downloads on a lot of recently aired stuff, as well as educational portion of the catalogue, whilst everything else (that's available) is relatively cost-effective.

Provided they keep that model, I'm all for it, and it'll have the bonus that it'll work on Windows too (so I can uninstall the Kontiki rubbish).

August 09 2007 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wil Stobbart

This could be great (Channel 4 comedy is the best in the world) - I think 4oD only offers free content for a short period after the original airdate (during which time its repeated on its various freeview sibling networks anyway) and then its payed for (99p per episode I think is the norm) - it would make sense for iTunes to adopt a similar model.

August 09 2007 at 4:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Stuart

That will be good news, I imagine it'll be free like 4od then right?

August 09 2007 at 4:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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