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Dreamworks animated films now available on iTunes

by Mike Schramm (Sep 1st, 2011)

After quite a wait, Dreamworks Animation has finally relented to allowing its movies on iTunes, which means the company's catalog is more or less up for grabs. Kung Fu Panda is one title customers have been waiting for, and Monsters vs. Aliens, Bee Movie, and Madagascar 2 are available as well. ...

Apple pulls 99-cent iTunes TV show rentals

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 26th, 2011)

Apple has pulled all US$0.99 TV show rentals from the iTunes Store and Apple TV. As first noticed by AppleInsider, all mention of TV show rentals has also disappeared from Apple's knowledge-base articles. One titled "iTunes Store: How to rent TV shows" has been completely removed, though you ...

Federal rules could prompt NBC TV rentals in iTunes

by Steven Sande (Feb 28th, 2011)

Last year, things looked bleak for Apple TV users who wanted inexpensive rental access to NBC's content. Former NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker made the now-famous comments that "99 cents is not the price point for our content," and that "it would devalue our content." Now that the network and ...

Time Warner fights 99 cent rentals, too

by Mike Schramm (Sep 29th, 2010)

NBC isn't the only broadcast company that's fighting Apple on 99 cent iTunes rentals. Apparently Time Warner doesn't want in on the plan, either. That's according to its CEO Jeff Bewkes, who told a conference of media executives in London that Apple is underselling television content by providing ...

Wall Street Journal confirms iTunes TV show rentals [Update: Netflix on Apple TV claimed by BusinessWeek]

by Erica Sadun (Aug 31st, 2010)

TV shows and iTunes go back several years now, to October 2005. If iTunes TV show sales have not been as brisk over those five years as Apple and the studios might have hoped, perhaps a less expensive rental solution might introduce vigor to the TV market. This afternoon, the Wall Street Journal ...

News Corp reportedly holding back iTunes rentals

by Mike Schramm (Aug 31st, 2010)

With all of the speculation flying around about tomorrow, a few people are poopooing any idea that Apple will mention the iTV at all. The invitation doesn't say anything about it being "show time." Images like the guitar are usually reserved for iLife and the iPod, and it's unlikely that Apple will ...

Movies rented with iPhone 4 won't transfer to iTunes

by Dave Caolo (Aug 26th, 2010)

iLounge is reporting this week that movies rented from the iTunes Store with an iPhone 4 cannot be transferred to iTunes for viewing on other Apple devices. Which means you can only watch that movie on the iPhone 4 used to rent it. This has been the case with the iPad and the Apple TV. As the ...

Blockbuster to bring content to Apple

by Dave Caolo (Mar 25th, 2009)

On a January day in 1981, my sisters and I experienced unbridled glee when our father came home with a shiny new VCR. Imagine: Movies. In our own house. Whenever we wanted. What a world! It was an enormous, top-loading hunk of metal and plastic that I'm sure is currently at the bottom of a ...

Netflix Streaming officially comes to the Mac

by Christina Warren (Dec 4th, 2008)

Update: As the commenters have noted -- this service is currently only available for US customers. I truly apologize for my US-centric slant. Last month, Netflix finally started to roll out its Watch Instantly service to Mac users. You needed to opt-in to use the feature, but it was available for ...

No Blu-ray on Macs... and no one cares

by Mike Schramm (Oct 2nd, 2008)

Danny Gorog at APC Magazine has written a really nice analysis of something that's rather strange when you think about it -- why aren't there any high definition DVD drives on Macs yet? It has been asked for by a few folks, but by and large, Apple has pretty much ignored the whole high definition ...

Sell your videos on iTunes

by Erica Sadun (Sep 12th, 2008)

Good news, everyone! TuneCore has finally introduced a video distribution option for iTunes. If you're a wedding videographer, a school play coordinator, or a computer tutorial specialist, you can now package up your video for a flat fee (60 minutes costs $550, 90 minutes costs $770, other lengths ...

Movies now showing in NZ and Australian iTunes stores

by Michael Rose (Aug 14th, 2008)

They may be first to see the sun, but they've been waiting quite a while for movie rentals and purchases from the iTunes store -- now that patience has paid off, as movies have now arrived in a land down under. Aussie and Kiwi iTunes users can purchase and rent movies to their hearts' content. New ...

Apple TV Junkie: Know what's going on in the movie world

by Cory Bohon (Jun 8th, 2008)

If you find yourself looking at your Apple TV every Tuesday to learn what new releases Apple and the movie studios have blessed us with, then you might find Apple TV Junkie really useful. That's because Apple TV Junkie posts all of the new releases of High Definition rentals -- along with other ...

iTunes UK gets rentals

by Christina Warren (Jun 4th, 2008)

Apple fans across the pond have long complained about their inability to purchase or rent movies from within iTunes. Those users now have reason to celebrate (and maybe give that Apple TV some use), as movies are now available in the UK iTunes Store! According to the press release, 700 titles are ...

Hey Apple: about those iTunes Rentals...

by Erica Sadun (Apr 1st, 2008)

This is the kind of stupid I am: I go to the iTunes store and when movies sound really good, I don't want to rent them -- because what will happen if I like them and then decide to buy? I mean, we rented Wii "Cooking Mamma" from Blockbuster and then my kids fell in love with the game so I ended up ...