NBC Television Shows Now Available on Amazon
NBC and Amazon announced today that NBC television content would now be available through Amazon's Unbox download service..
The shows are available for $1.99 per episode (same as iTunes), but also available as an entire season at 30% off. Apple and NBC had publicly disputed the terms of their agreement which led to the end of the NBC-iTunes contract.
Apple had claimed that NBC was demanding "double the wholesale price" for each NBC episode. NBC later claimed that the dispute centered around flexible packaging of shows together and piracy concerns.
Amazon's Unbox service requires Window XP and is not compatible with the Macintosh.
Popular NBC shows now available on Amazon Unbox include the Emmy Award-winning series The Office, the critically acclaimed drama Heroes, and Emmy-nominated comedy 30 Rock. Beginning on September 10, Amazon Unbox customers can download for free -- in advance of their network premieres -- the pilot episodes of NBCs new shows Bionic Woman, Chuck, Journeyman and Life. New episodes will be available on Amazon Unbox the day after they air on TV.
The shows are available for $1.99 per episode (same as iTunes), but also available as an entire season at 30% off. Apple and NBC had publicly disputed the terms of their agreement which led to the end of the NBC-iTunes contract.
Apple had claimed that NBC was demanding "double the wholesale price" for each NBC episode. NBC later claimed that the dispute centered around flexible packaging of shows together and piracy concerns.
Amazon's Unbox service requires Window XP and is not compatible with the Macintosh.
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58 months ago
Such a poor move, why is it that these companies don't get the fact that at least iTunes doesn't shut out PC users? Back to the old-school times where Apple is left out in the cold. Tiring. And something seems odd with the public dispute between NBC and Apple, I would love to know the actual truth in that. :mad:
58 months ago
so, this must have been planned in advance, with such short turn around time right?
58 months ago
I, too, would like to know how Amazon's service has fared, seeing as I've never heard of it until this moment.
Why pull the plug on cross-platform service only to migrate to one that doesn't work with the Mac? I wonder what Amazon is making off of each purchase as compared to Apple?
Why pull the plug on cross-platform service only to migrate to one that doesn't work with the Mac? I wonder what Amazon is making off of each purchase as compared to Apple?
58 months ago
I don't know. This issue will probably result in either Apple and NBC "hugging it out" or Apple will not admit anything, loose tons of business, then eventually come back to NBC and "hug it out" too late.
58 months ago
WTF? I hate this not available on mac BS. Why should we be punished since we have good and reliable computers with a secure OS
58 months ago
I don't know. This issue will probably result in either Apple and NBC "hugging it out" or Apple will not admit anything, loose tons of business, then eventually come back to NBC and "hug it out" too late.
or nbc realizing it isn't selling as many tv shows/seasons with unbox, losing overall viewership due to decreased time shifting. and then nbc comes back to itunes. who knows what's going to happen?
58 months ago
Well, there's still hope. NBC will offer its programs on its own website: hulu.com, I think.
Maybe the format there will be open to Macs and PCs.
That said, I can't understand why companies intentionally choose an exclusive format when it costs just as much to make the material available for most PC users. :rolleyes:
Maybe the format there will be open to Macs and PCs.
That said, I can't understand why companies intentionally choose an exclusive format when it costs just as much to make the material available for most PC users. :rolleyes:
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