Comments on: Hollywood Reporter Says Apple Expected To Announce Deal With Major Studios Today! – Updated! http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2008/05/01/hollywood-report-says-apple-expected-to-announce-deal-with-major-studios-today/ Apple Movie Junkie is the official blog of Cinemira.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: iamoneagain http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2008/05/01/hollywood-report-says-apple-expected-to-announce-deal-with-major-studios-today/comment-page-1/#comment-321 iamoneagain Thu, 01 May 2008 21:18:39 +0000 http://www.appletvjunkie.com/?p=152#comment-321 The bigger news for us renters is Warner Bros said they were releasing on-demand rentals on the same day as the DVD release. This should mean no 30-day wait to rent their movies. Hopefully the other studios will follow suit. The bigger news for us renters is Warner Bros said they were releasing on-demand rentals on the same day as the DVD release. This should mean no 30-day wait to rent their movies. Hopefully the other studios will follow suit.

]]> By: CHASH http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2008/05/01/hollywood-report-says-apple-expected-to-announce-deal-with-major-studios-today/comment-page-1/#comment-318 CHASH Thu, 01 May 2008 20:18:17 +0000 http://www.appletvjunkie.com/?p=152#comment-318 Progress! Progress!

]]> By: YodaMac http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2008/05/01/hollywood-report-says-apple-expected-to-announce-deal-with-major-studios-today/comment-page-1/#comment-312 YodaMac Thu, 01 May 2008 13:48:38 +0000 http://www.appletvjunkie.com/?p=152#comment-312 Darn, you beat me to it.... :) But Yay AppleTV! "Apple in an official press release has now confirmed that releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. "We're thrilled to bring iTunes Store customers new films for purchase day-and-date with the DVD release," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We think movie fans will love being able to buy their favorites from major and independent studios." New releases available for purchase on the iTunes Store this week, concurrent with their DVD release, include "American Gangster" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Other popular titles now available for purchase include "Juno," "Cloverfield," "I Am Legend," "There Will Be Blood," "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story." Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on an iPod with video, iPhone, Mac or PC or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV, with new releases priced at $14.99 and most catalog titles at $9.99." Darn, you beat me to it…. :) But Yay AppleTV!

“Apple in an official press release has now confirmed that releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios.

“We’re thrilled to bring iTunes Store customers new films for purchase day-and-date with the DVD release,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We think movie fans will love being able to buy their favorites from major and independent studios.”

New releases available for purchase on the iTunes Store this week, concurrent with their DVD release, include “American Gangster” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Other popular titles now available for purchase include “Juno,” “Cloverfield,” “I Am Legend,” “There Will Be Blood,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”

Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on an iPod with video, iPhone, Mac or PC or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV, with new releases priced at $14.99 and most catalog titles at $9.99.”

]]> By: Clif http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2008/05/01/hollywood-report-says-apple-expected-to-announce-deal-with-major-studios-today/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Clif Thu, 01 May 2008 13:40:07 +0000 http://www.appletvjunkie.com/?p=152#comment-311 Here's the press release: <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/purchase-new-movies-on-itunes-same-day-as-dvd-release,375090.shtml" rel="nofollow">link</a>. Only a brief mention of HD rentals in the press release so it's not clear that this will result in HD rentals arriving sooner on current releases. Here’s the press release: link. Only a brief mention of HD rentals in the press release so it’s not clear that this will result in HD rentals arriving sooner on current releases.

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