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You Rent From YouTube?

Written on September 03, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 2 people have commented

Oh Apple TV, will you ever cease to have new competitors arise to elbow into your already paltry market share? Internet video giant YouTube wants to be next in line. The company is in talks with Sony and other major studios about offering newer movies as streaming rentals on the site.
YouTube already offers many older [...]

Apple Bringing Video Purchasing/Downloads to the iPhone

Written on May 26, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

I dream of the day when my iPhone’s sync cable lies dusty and neglected in the back of a cabinet somewhere, and that day is getting closer and closer, thanks to iPhone OS 3.0. Yet another new feature discovered last week suggests that iPhone owners will have one less reason to connect and sync their [...]

iTunes Movie Rentals Available Today

Written on January 15, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 14 people have commented

The much rumored iTunes Movie Rental service is indeed becoming a reality…today!
Today Steve Jobs announced that every major studio is on board: Touchstone, Miramax, MGM, Lionsgate, Newline, Fox, WB, Disney, Paramount, Universal, and Sony.
Initially there will be over 1000 movies and in general movie rentals will be available 30 days after DVD release.
It will cost [...]