OK, this is interesting. iClarified is reporting that, “Apple has been pitching the idea of iTunes TV for $30/month to television networks for the past few weeks, according to a MediaMemo by Peter Kafka.” It’d work through iTunes so would also work with Macs and iPhones. It’s a great idea however I’m pretty skeptical the studios will agree. If one does, it’ll almost certainly be ABC/Disney.
The reason I’m skeptical is that it seems to me the studios are trying to avoid a repetition of iTMS’ dominance of the market in music. Thus you see them being much more willing to offer good rentals to Microsoft, Netflix and others but not Apple. So I’m excited but cautious. I just think there are too many who don’t want Apple to be successful.
However I want to believe. I think this would be a great thing for everyone involved. I’d even be willing to ditch my Sat-TV if I thought there was real content available for a competitive price from Apple.
(Edit: More info here)
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