Posts Tagged ‘ movie downloads ’

iTunes Lags 89,000 Movies Behind Netflix

Apr 16th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Movie Store, Digital Video Downloads, Video, iPods & Portable Media Players

I’m a big fan of Apple TV - but it’s going to be a hard sell unless Apple gets more studios on board and builds up a library of long-tail content. Apple TV & iTunes currently offer less than 1,000 movies  - or about 89,900 less than Netflix:
The version of the iTunes Store reachable from [...]



New Media Gurus Raving About Apple TV Update

Feb 14th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

People working in new media are starting to try out the Apple TV update, and most are giving it rave reviews.
We published an in-depth Apple TV review and walkthrough yesterday, and gave Apple TV 2 a “B”. We like the new movie features, but the podcast support is confusing and makes it hard to find [...]



MacBook Air Shipping; Apple TV Update Delayed

Jan 30th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Digital Movie Store, Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Apple today announced that MacBook Air is now shipping.
Apple also announced that the new Apple TV software update, which lets you rent high definition movies directly from your widescreen TV, is not quite finished. Apple now plans to make the free software download available in another week or two.
The update to Apple TV repositions the [...]



Apple TV Gets iTunes Movie Rentals

Jan 15th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Video, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today announced iTunes Movie Rentals featuring movies from all the major movie studios including:

20th Century Fox
The Walt Disney Studios
Warner Bros.
Paramount
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Lionsgate
New Line Cinema

Users can rent movies for as low as $2.99 and watch them on their Macs or PCs, all current generation iPods, iPhone and Apple TV.
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iTunes Gets MGM Movie Classics

Apr 11th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Movie Store, Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Video

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and Apple today announced that MGM is now offering titles from its catalog of feature films for purchase at the iTunes Store. iTunes customers can now get films such as Dances With Wolves, Mad Max, The Great Train Robbery and Rocky, with other titles to be added in the coming weeks.
Titles from [...]