Fox Entertainment Group and Apple today announced hit television programming from FOX, FX, SPEED, FUEL TV and 20th Century Fox Television library is now available for purchase on the iTunes Music Store. The new Fox programming features 16 series including “24,” “Prison Break” and “The Shield,” is the largest network debut to date on iTunes and spans current hit programming from the drama, comedy and reality genres, plus several classic favorites. iTunes now offers over 90 TV shows for $1.99 per episode for viewing on a computer or iPod.
“As this partnership demonstrates, we’re committed to delivering our content to consumers in as many ways as possible,” said Peter Levinsohn, president, Fox Digital Media, in the press release. “Today, with some of the world’s premier television content, Fox is bringing unprecedented depth—in a single launch—to the iTunes Music Store.”
“We’re thrilled to offer such a wide range of hit programming from Fox Entertainment Group on iTunes,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes, in the press release. “Customers can now download smash hits including ‘24,’ ‘Prison Break,’ and ‘The Shield’ from the world’s most popular online video store for viewing on their computer or iPod.”
Fans can now purchase current dramatic hits including FOX’s “24” and “Prison Break” and FX’s “The Shield;” comedies, including FX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and FOX’s “Stacked;” reality series, including FOX’s “Unan1mous,” FX’s “Black. White,” and “30 Days;” and favorites from the 20th Century Fox Television library, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly” and “Lost in Space.” Additionally, the Fox programming will feature a variety of specialized programming from SPEED, including “Pinks,” “Unique Whips” and FUEL TV’s action sports diary “First Hand.”
iTunes 6 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Music Store and is available as a free download from http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Music Store requires a valid credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase. Television shows are available in the US only, and video availability varies by country. Television shows are US$1.99 per episode, and music videos and short films are $1.99 each. The iTunes Music Store features a selection of over 9,000 music videos, Pixar and Disney short films, a variety of hit TV shows, and more than three million songs from the major music companies and over 1,000 independent labels.
MacDailyNews Take: Nice to see Fox finally waking up. Hello, CBS? The innertube isn’t going to float. It’s past time to wake up and get with the program. Sheesh, is it any wonder that the petrified network is last one to the party?
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Great news for those who don’t already get their shows using torrents.
CBS, you’re a loser.
Is this also only for the US? Or may Europe finally enjoy the same sortiment?
Still not buying until the resolution gets higher.
EVERYONE, should give Firefly a chance now. Believe everyone who has told you it is worth it.
FIREFLY!!!11 WOOOT.
There is not a mention of FOX’s biggest hit – American Idol.
Buying episodes of 24 right now….
They held out for as long as they could, it was just a matter of time before they came around.
Bueller? Bueller? CBS? Bueller?
Has anyone seen CBS?
Yeah, I think they’d make a killing selling Idol.
MW: “window” of opportunity here!
Does Fox no longer own the rights to The Simpsons?
no simposon’s? family guy? american dad? come on now.
If anyone has bought an episode of 24 can you let us know if it is in widescreen or not? I know the episodes on TV are, but I just checked out a preview on iTunes and it was NOT in widescreen. If it’s not offered in widescreen then that’s definitely a deal breaker for me.
If I was a network I would get all the reality shows on iTunes, or indeed any other service, sharpish. They’re the sort of shows which don’t have any real sort of long term resale value. They should be trying to earn on them as much as possible.
idol? you serious? who would EVER want to watch all those talentless cow sing some of the most wretched songs even wrtten…again!?!
no simposon’s? family guy? american dad? come on now.
I suppose that Fox believes that they make more money off of the shows when they’re pirated.
Awesome! I can download Firefly at 320×240 for $26 instead of buying that lousy DVD format and pay almost as much at $20!
Thank you Steve!
I personally don’t want to watch Idol or any of its ilk in the first place let alone pay for them but there are a lot of idiots out there who love that crap.
This is all good and dandy for the US but what about the rest of us? How long will we have to wait? 10 years perhaps?
You are truly above it all, aren’t you, M.X.N.T.4.1? If YOU don’t like something, it’s crap. If someone ELSE does, he’s an idiot.
Tell us, how’s the weather up there on Olympus?
I still think the MTV movie award shorts would be great content on the store.
the pricing scale still needs help. $1.99 for 40 mins is good. $1.99 for seconds of SNL – not good.
Need higher res too. Why whould we not just buy the DVD’s and rip-em ourselves – best of both worlds
Well, It IS on about the same grade level as the subjects taught in American high schools today. No wonder so many people watch it.
90210, please…
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FIREFLY!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!