Apple Movie Junkie » Canadian News http://www.applemoviejunkie.com Apple Movie Junkie is the official blog of Cinemira.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:13:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 feedback@cinemira.com (Eddie Valenzuela) feedback@cinemira.com (Eddie Valenzuela) TV & Film 1440 http://www.appletvjunkie.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/atvj_144.jpg Apple Movie Junkie http://www.applemoviejunkie.com 144 144 The Apple TV Junkie Podcast covers everything content related to the Apple TV The Apple TV Junkie Podcast covers everything content related to the Apple TV. Apple TV Junkie (appletvjunkie.com) has arrived on the scene to provide a helpful new service for users of the Apple TV. It was born out of a surprising shortcoming on the Apple TV after noticing that there was no comprehensive list of high definition movies anywhere. ATVJ fills that niche with a full list of all HD movies which is updated daily. Apple TV, Apple, Junkie, HD, High Def, Movies Eddie Valenzuela Eddie Valenzuela feedback@cinemira.com no no HD Movie Purchases Now Available In Canadian iTunes Store http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2009/12/15/hd-movie-purchases-now-available-in-canadian-itunes-store/ http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2009/12/15/hd-movie-purchases-now-available-in-canadian-itunes-store/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:40:02 +0000 Sergio G. http://www.appletvjunkie.com/?p=5732

It looks like our Canadian friends to the north are finally getting the ability to purchase HD movie content from the Canadian iTunes Store. Not only that but it looks like you all have access to unique HD content such as Inglorious Basterds which even the U.S. store doesn’t offer yet. Lucky.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

Vanity Fair is also available in HD for rent directly off of your Apple TV for $1.99.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

The Canadian iTunes store has a list of movies under $7.

]]> http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2009/10/06/this-weeks-canadian-99-cent-movie-rentals-21/feed/ 0 Mad Men Season 3 Eliminates The Middle Man with Download-Only Distribution in Canada http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2009/08/18/mad-men-season-3-eliminates-the-middle-man-with-download-only-distribution-in-canada/ http://www.applemoviejunkie.com/2009/08/18/mad-men-season-3-eliminates-the-middle-man-with-download-only-distribution-in-canada/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:28:00 +0000 BrianE http://www.appletvjunkie.com/?p=4360 In Canada, Apple TV Junkies and Mad Men fans are at a crossroads. No one there is broadcasting Mad Men Season 3, however, it is available as a digital download from iTunes Canada. Could this be a trend towards download-only distribution?

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand it shows that producers are willing to explore digital-only distribution in a particular market and cut out the middle man (i.e. cable TV providers) all together. I’d love to eliminate my cable bill and pay for only the quality programming I want. I like this trend. There are only a few shows I find worth watching anyways. Eliminating cable, I could purchase 16 to 48 episodes per month (depending on cable TV package). Unlike my cable service, I’d have something to show for it!

This brings us to the other hand. What am I left with? Protected video that can only be played via iTunes or Apple devices. Many of you may be an Apple TV Junkie and proclaim “So?” However, digital rights management (DRM) is evil and not cool. The Apple TV is still a hobby and I’m not prepared to lock myself into the technology “du jour”. The Apple TV hardware platform hasn’t seen any improvements (aside from storage) since it debuted over two years ago. As big as iTunes is now, it wont be around forever (see Yahoo! Music and MSN Music) and nor will the Apple TV.

I want to support digital distribution and purchase content, however, the built-in obsolescence costs of DRM are just too high. Alternate download sites are looking more attractive and it has everything to do with freedom of choice to use Apple TV, Boxee or any media player I want to.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals in the Canadian iTunes store are:

Movies marked with (HD) are available for rent directly from your Apple TV for $1.99.

Some other highlights from the iTunes store:

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

Movies marked with (HD) are available for rent in HD directly from your Apple TV for $1.99.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

None are available in HD, unfortunately. The Made in Canada promotion continues with many Canadian-made films at reduced prices (most at $4.99).

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The HBO network has been added to the Canadian iTunes store selection. Including the following shows:

Great news! Looks like we’re making progress ( to parity with US store)!

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

Movies with (HD) tag are available in HD for $1.99 directly on your Apple TV. Note that other Canada Day promotions are available here.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

Breakfast with Scot is available in HD for $1.99 from your AppleTV. The iTunes store is also having Canada Day-related specials. For those non-Canadians, Canada Day is like the U.S.’s Independence Day except it’s on July 1st. Happy Canada Day!

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

Movies marked (HD) are also available for rent in HD for $1.99.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTune store are:

All of these are SD-only folks. As usual, there is the movie deals section that has movies for rent at $3.99 and to buy at $9.99.

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The Canadian iTunes store is now offering TV shows in HD now (finally!). Not only that, some of the premier TV shows are now available for the first time, such as Heroes, House, Lost, etc. Previously, these shows were not even available in SD from Canada. The networks that are now available are: ABC, Fox, NBC, and Warner Brothers. The need for keeping a U.S. account for Canadians is disappearing over time. Once we have near-parity, no need for those US iTunes gifts cards!

Now the (somewhat) bad news. Each HD episode is $3.49 CDN and a typical season of HD will set you back $60-$70.  SD shows are $2.49, seasons are $40-$50.  These rates are in keeping with the US/CDN exchange rate but don’t follow the typical iTunes music policy of $0.99/1.29 in each country regardless of exchange rate. I suppose this another concession Apple had to make to the TV/movie studios. It also seems that only the latest/current seasons are available in HD.

Some hand picked highlights:

  • Lost, Season 5
  • Heroes, Season 3
  • 24, Season 7
  • 30 Rock, Season 3
  • Battlestar Galactica, Season 4
  • Fringe, Season 1
  • Friday Night Lights, Season 3
  • House, Season 5
  • Prison Break, Season 4
  • The Office, Season 5
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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

HD movies when available are on the Apple TV only (for Canada still) and are $1.99. If you haven’t seen Reservoir Dogs you really should, it’s a classic.

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I’ll likely get 12 Monkeys, it’s the only one I don’t have on disc.

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This week’s 99 cent rentals on the Canadia iTunes store:

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This week’s Canadian 99 cent movie rentals from iTunes are:

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I noticed that the Canadian iTunes store is promoting a collection of SciFi short films on the store. Looks very interesting if SciFi is your thing. I haven’t watched any of them yet but more than a few are intriguing. Check it out, let us know which ones you watched.

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This week’s 99 cent movie rentals on the Canadian iTunes store are:

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    Teletoon Detour includes:

    Vivendi includes:

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