iTunes starts selling TV in Australia!
by Darren on Jun.25, 2008, under Uncategorized
Ok, this may not be big news for any reader outside of Australia, but the fact that today iTunes announced that it was going to start selling TV shows locally is HUGE! The price is $2.99 per episode which is bearable, but with exchange rates what they are it doesn’t compare to the US1.99 that is paid in the US. I’ll let you figure that one out!
The really interesting thing to note is that a number of the programs have been available for download for FREE up untill now, whether they continue to be or not is another question, that I cannot yet answer! But certainly the ability to get shows such as Lost at good quality and ad free for 2.99, it might just be worth it, especially for the die-hard fan.
You can of course add a Tv-tuner card to your PC, schedule recordings and then use a program like MCE-buddy to go through and extract the ads, and convert it inot an ipod compatible format, but really that is for Geeks only and yourt average iPod owner wouldn’t want to go to the trouble! Not to mention that technically it is illegal (whether the law is right or not is another question!)
Anyway my friends…go and download your fav TV show for 2.99 right here in Oz (finally we are catching up with the rest of the world!!!)
July 5th, 2008 on 5:21 pm
Oh dear, the luddite in me is taking over to ask, ‘But are there any decent peograms to download?’
The normal me recognises that It’s interesting to know this facility exists and that one day I may even use it. Thanks for keeping us both informed, Darren.
July 5th, 2008 on 6:49 pm
Moya, Moya, Moya…Lost is there!(do I need to say anything else
), as is are a large number of ABC programs (which have been available for free from http://www.abc.net.au for some time and continue to be.
My option is that this sort of thing is the future of TV, but generally without having to pay for it, unless like iTunes it is without the adds.
If you want a better understanding of it you can watch a Mark Pesce lecture on the topic which is exceptional (http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-1720068211869162779&q=mark+pesce&ei=UVFvSNfiPJDeqgOGsLyTDw)
Thanks for taking the time to comment Moya!!