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HBO to sell TV shows on iTunes

Time Warner Inc’s HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday. Episodes of some HBO shows are likely to be sold at the standard price of $1.99 per episode or higher, these sources said, marking the first time Apple has agreed to selling television shows at different prices in the United States. The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, one of the sources said. Although some global iTunes stores, including Japan, already sell songs at different prices, Apple has resisted offering music or television shows at different prices for the sake of simplicity for consumers.

But studio and music company executives have pushed for variable pricing, such as the ability to sell some content at lower prices and new releases at higher prices, which they believe would improve sales from its older catalogs. Apple’s pricing structure also was part of the reason why NBC Universal decided last year to pull its shows from iTunes. Since then, NBC has made some shows available for streaming on Apple’s iPhone as well made some available for sale on iTunes’s U.K. store. For HBO — home to hit series like “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” — the move marks the first time it has made its shows available for sale in electronic form. It is currently testing a broadband service for subscribers in Wisconsin, which streams episodes of shows shortly after their first airing.

Source: NY Times

Comments (24)

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  1. jeff
    May 13th, 2008 | 11:32

    Martin, why do you leech images from all over the internet? You’re obviously tech savvy enough to understand that bandwidth is not free. Why not use a free image host? It adds insult to injury when you leech from the website of the company whose product you are helping people pirate. No offense intended, just something to think about.

  2. omgY
    May 13th, 2008 | 11:33

    no one cares about tech news ffs; has nothing to do with scene rlses. stfu already.

  3. jayson76
    May 13th, 2008 | 11:53

    The Forbidden Kingdom dvd9 is out today

  4. asd
    May 13th, 2008 | 12:27

    yeah i dont gove a f about the DRM sheet on itunes

  5. elo
    May 13th, 2008 | 12:45

    The.Forbidden.Kingdom.R5.XViD-PUKKA

  6. welshuk
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:04

    ::(PRED):::(The.Forbidden.Kingdom.R5.XViD-PUKKA) was pred (23 minutes 7 seconds ago) in ( XViD / Action ):::(750.0 MB in 50 files)::

  7. thazandril
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:04

    @5+6

    RS Links?

  8. asdfgh
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:04

    Awesome, they are closing in. now only $1.99 more than what I normally pay for them.

  9. steven
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:21

    @8

    lmao I perfectly agree

  10. LateAtNight
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:22
  11. heh
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:24

    hbo has nothing worth buying at this point. if they did, i wouldnt pay those greedy corp a$$holes from apple a dime. their itunes is a joke and i pity the fockers who are to stupid to realize.

  12. Seelix
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:36
  13. Robz
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:40

    f ucking slow rlslog c unts. hurry up and release forbidden kingdom so i can ask ppl if its f ucking nuked.

  14. anon
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:43

    wat the F?!
    forbidden kingdom R5 is out and still hasnt been posted here??

  15. LateAtNight
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:48
  16. Robz
    May 13th, 2008 | 13:56

    i know its real. ive downloaded it an hour ago. i just need to ask if anyfings wrong with the sound etc.

  17. eitanois
    May 13th, 2008 | 14:02

    Jeff - 1

    Because He can…

  18. DmenX3
    May 13th, 2008 | 14:17

    Softcore TV porn on mah iTunes? Inconceivable!

  19. anon
    May 13th, 2008 | 14:25

    anyone have MS for forbidden kingdom?

  20. Bone
    May 13th, 2008 | 14:29

    damn something odd is happening at rlslog…a lot of crapy posts while the nice stuff is out there (The forbidden kingdom R5 for example…)

  21. mfc
    May 13th, 2008 | 15:42

    Title………..: The Forbidden Kingdom
    Source……….: R5
    Video Bitrate…: 834
    Audio Bitrate…: 130 VBR MP3 48000
    Resolution……: 640 x 352
    FPS………….: 25
    Runtime………: 01:40:07
    Release Date….: 30-04-2008
    Size…………: 1cd
    IMDB…………: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/

  22. mfc
    May 13th, 2008 | 15:42
  23. Mr.Ceeeeee
    May 13th, 2008 | 23:34

    magnet:?xt=urn:btih:WFDV5UOFN2K55Y2DNW462TOLIDFP7E5D

  24. Rohit Sidhu
    May 14th, 2008 | 00:42

    How many times you gonna post this, :/.

    And what about my music posts :(, if they weren’t well done you could release them yourselves, especially “Pendulum - In Silico” or “Triple J Hottest 100″.

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