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iTunes to Offer Movie Downloads Same Day as DVD Release Date

Apple announced it will now allow impatient movie buffs a chance to download new Hollywood releases the same day the movies becomes available on DVD. That cuts sometimes weeks of waiting for a movie title to be release first as DVDs and then eventually as a download at services such as iTunes and CinemaNow.

iTunes to sell movies on the DVD release date

iTunes to sell movies on the DVD release date Apple has made it clear in recent months that they believe their iTunes online store is capable of taking the lead in online movie downloads in much the same way it practically created the online music market. Now it appears they've taken a significant step in that direction by getting agreements with a number of studios to offer downloads on the same day movies are released on DVD.

iTunes To Sell New DVD Releases

Apple's iTunes will offer new movies for download on the same day as their DVD release at a price of $14.99. The iTunes movie downloads can be viewed on an iPod with video, a Mac or PC, or a TV using Apple TV. iTunes isn't alone: several studios are also making movies available through cable video-on-demand (VOD) services on the DVD release day.

Blockbuster beware: iTunes Store gets same-day DVD releases

In January, Apple flipped the switch on movie rentals for the iTunes Store to much fanfare. A lot of customers don't want to own movies, digital downloads are just plain convenient, and the move seemed to finally crack the major studio nut and catch their attention. Since the announcement, the iTunes Store has been slowly but steadily marching towards a respectable selection of films from all the major studios, as well as independents. Despite this new beat in Apple's step, a number of quirks in the iTunes Store's movie offering have annoyed customers. First and foremost was the release delay: films had a 30-day lead time on DVD before arriving in the iTunes Store, and the majority of new releases were only available for rent, not to purchase.

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Apple's iTunes to sell movies same day as DVD release

Days after celebrating iTunes' fifth anniversary, Apple on Thursday is expected to announce a breakthrough movie distribution deal that would allow it to sell new releases at the iTunes Store, offering a digital content delivery alternative to DVD sales. The new agreement will include major studios such as Fox, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and New Line as well as smaller boutiques such as Magnolia and Image Entertainment, but will leave out new titles from MGM, the report said. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the move would allow a broad slate of top-shelf films to be offered day-and-date with home video releases, potentially cannibalizing DVD sales, while simulataneousl putting "significant" pressure on iTunes competitors ranging from Amazon's Unbox to Microsoft XBox Live Marketplace

Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day As DVD Release

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes(R) Store (http://www.itunes.com/) on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on an iPod(R) with video, iPhone(TM), Mac(R) or PC or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV(R), with new releases priced at $14.99 and most catalog titles at $9.99.

iTunes, DVD Are Now Day-and-Date Equals Studios will simultaneously release titles online and on disc.

Apple has struck a deal with Hollywood to give iTunes the same release window as brick-and-mortar stores. The same day a movie hits Wal-Mart or Blockbuster on disc, it'll also appear in the iTunes store as a download.

US iTunes Store offers movie downloads on same day as DVD release

Apple has announced that users of the US iTunes Store can now purchase selected movies for download on the same day as the DVD is released.

Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release

Apple today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on an iPod® with video, iPhone™, Mac® or PC or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV®, with new releases priced at $14.99 and most catalog titles at $9.99.

iTunes Release Matches DVD Release

Apple Computer yesterday announced that their iTunes online music store will now offer new movie releases from premier film studios for purchase on the same day as their DVD release. Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on video iPods, iPhones, Macs, Windows PCs, or wide-screen TVs with Apple TV.

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iTunes To Sell Movies Same Day As DVD Release

Apple will be selling downloads of new movies via its iTunes service on the same day as their DVD release, officials said Thursday.

Game changer: Apple's iTunes Store offering major movies on same day as DVD release

"Major movie studios have agreed to allow Apple Inc.'s iTunes to sell movies on the same day they are released on DVD, another sign of Hollywood's acceptance of business models that encroach on traditional DVD-sales markets," Sarah McBride and Nick Wingfield report for The Wall Street Journal.

iTunes movie downloads to be available day of DVD release

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on DVD.

iTunes movie downloads to be available day of DVD release

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on DVD.

iTunes movie downloads to be available day of DVD release

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on DVD.

iTunes to offer movie downloads on day of disc release

Apple brings almost all major studios on boardApple will today announce that almost all of the major movie publishers will begin offering new titles as iTunes downloads on the day the films are released on disc.…

iTunes Offers Digital Movie Downloads Same Day They're Available in Stores

The U.S. iTunes store will now offer new movie releases for digital download on the same day they become available as DVDs for purchase in stores.

iTunes To Offer New Movies on DVD Release Date (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Film fans can now buy new movies on Apple's iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release.

Apple syncs iTunes movie downloads to DVD release

Sells downloaded movies same day as DVD release date, but the move contains a 'major strategic error,' analyst says

Apple syncs iTunes movie downloads to DVD release

Sells downloaded movies same day as DVD release date, but the move contains a 'major strategic error,' analyst says

iTunes Times Movie Downloads With DVD Sales

CUPERTINO, CALIF. – Apple is making new movie releases from major and independent studios available for purchase on iTunes day-and-date with their release on DVD, the company announced.

iTunes Selling Movies Day-And-Date With DVD

Cupertino, Calif. — Apple is making new movie releases from major and independent studios available for purchase on iTunes day-and-date with their release on DVD, the company announced.

Apple Announces iTunes Movie Purchases Same Day as DVD Release

It seems like it was just yesterday when Warner Bros. announced they would be releasing digital rentals of their films on the same day as the DVD is released.

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